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Definition of Earthen
1. Adjective. Made of earth (or baked clay). "An earthen pot"
Definition of Earthen
1. a. Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe.
Definition of Earthen
1. Adjective. Made of earth or mud. ¹
2. Adjective. Made of clay (especially said of pottery). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Earthen
1. made of earth [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earthen
Literary usage of Earthen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"Thermokarst during thawing of the ice- saturated ground of earthen structures and
... Solifluction of the embankments of the earthen structures and canals, ..."
2. The Design and Construction of Dams: Including Masonry, Earth, Rock-fill by Edward Wegmann (1899)
"CHAPTER I. earthen DAMS. AT a very early period of history the construction of
earthen dams to impound water was begun. Many reservoirs constructed in this ..."
3. Irrigation Engineering by Arthur Powell Davis, Herbert Michael Wilson (1919)
"earthen Dams or Embankments.—The essential features of a serviceable earthen ...
There are three general types of earthen dams, classified with reference to ..."
4. Public Water-supplies: Requirements, Resources, and the Construction of Works by Frederick Eugene Turneaure, Harry Luman Russell (1901)
"This result is obtained in various ways, as, for example, in earthen embankments
by the use of ... The earthen embankment is the most common form of dam. ..."
5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1908)
"Formula for Canals With earthen Banks.—An approximate formula that may be used
... If the fall in an earthen canal having the cross- section shown in Fig. ..."
6. Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity by Society of Antiquaries of London (1779)
"Memoir e on tie Roman earthen ... Upon enquiry- after the fource from whence fuch
great quantities of this earthen ware could have been for fo many years ..."
7. Sermons on Several Occasions by John Wesley (1836)
"The heavenly treasure in earthen vessels. " We have this treasure in earthen
vessels," 2 Cor. iv, 7. 1. How long was man a mere riddle to himself! ..."
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