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earthen

[ur-thuhn] / ˈɜr θən /


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Green has a toothier texture and fresher flavor; red is saucier with dusky, earthen undertones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

He kept saying that our soy sauce couldn’t be made without this storehouse, its earthen walls, earthen floors and wooden vats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025

However, some architects and engineers say the process for getting approval to build with earthen and so-called bio-based materials is too uncertain to recommend to clients without significant time and money to gamble with.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

They were reinforced with sandbags, with sheets of corrugated iron, with wooden frames supporting the raised earthen parapets that protected the soldiers from enemy fire.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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