Definition of "earthen" in inglés

adjective

1. Made of earth or mud.

   • 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans A hundred earthen dwellings stood on the margin of the lake […]

2. (especially of pottery) Made of clay.

   • 1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation ... the Godfathers and Godmothers follow into the midst of the Church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot ful of warme water, […]

3. (archaic) Earthly.

verb

1. (transitive) to provide or add soil to

2. (transitive) to make earthly or earthlike