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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