earthen
Example Sentences
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Using a rich, bold palette, he depicted Islamic astronomers, philosophers, and desert wanderers with the same kinetic lines that defined his Indian art, but in warmer, earthen ochres reflecting the Gulf's landscape.
From BBC
What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.
From Science Daily
They constructed a 35-mile earthen berm around the city in an attempt to encircle its one million residents.
Next to the ruptured dam, another earthen wall is being built in preparation for the resumption of mining operations, according to government officials.
It smells like a kitchen — earthen, dry, airy with a hint of spice and pepper.
From Los Angeles Times
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