Earthen
(adjective)
- Made of, or resembling, earth or clay.
- 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:
- The walls of the earthen hut were thick and sturdy.
- The potters made earthenware vessels that were both functional and decorative.
- Her earthen face was lit up with a broad smile.
- The country roads were dusty and earthen.
- The earthen ramparts surrounded the castle.