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earthen

[ur-thuhn] / ˈɜr θən /


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Tell me about the earthen colors in your collections.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

On the riverbank, local resident Ahmad Saadoun pointed at a temporary earthen bridge that collapsed.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

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 Dec. 6, 2025

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

Her greyhounds stood on either side of her, growling at the earthen shells.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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