Earthen (adjective)

  1. Made of, or resembling, earth or clay.
  2. Plain and simple in style or design, and sometimes seeming rough or unfinished.

Origin:

Late middle english, from old english ǣrðen, of earth, from ǣr, earth.

Examples:

  1. The walls of the earthen hut were thick and sturdy.
  2. The potters made earthenware vessels that were both functional and decorative.
  3. Her earthen face was lit up with a broad smile.
  4. The country roads were dusty and earthen.
  5. The earthen ramparts surrounded the castle.
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