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Synonyms for earthen


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ur-thuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɜr θən



Définition of earthen

Origin :
  • early 13c., "made of earth;" see earth + -en (2). Not attested in Old English (where eorðen meant "of or in the earth"). Cognate of Old High German irdin, Gothic airþeins. Meaning "made of clay" is attested from late 14c.
  • adj clay
Example sentences :
  • If the one be porcelain, and the other earthen ware, both are brittle!
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • When it is thick and smooth, take it off, and pour it into an earthen pan.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • No, Margaret, you and I could not have turned him from our earthen roof.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • I don't like earthen pots for them any way—the plants do better in wood or tin.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • To quiet him Desiree had to get him an earthen pan full of dish-water.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • After it has stood a proper time to settle, the pure honey is poured into earthen jars, tied down close to exclude the air.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Take the largest broad mushrooms, break them into an earthen pan, strew salt over, and stir them occasionally for three days.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Put them on tins or earthen dishes in a cool oven once or twice to harden, and keep them in paper bags hung up in the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • When they boil take them off the fire, put them into an earthen pan with the water, and let them stand till the next day.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Melt in an earthen or iron pot half a pound of black rosin, half a pound of sealing wax, and a quarter of a pound of bees wax.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

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