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earthen

/ˈɝθən/ verb C2
  1. to provide or add soil to (transitive)
  2. to make earthly or earthlike (transitive)

He/she/it earthens · Past earthened · Past participle earthened · -ing form earthening

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Verb forms

Base form
earthen
He/she/it
earthens
Past
earthened
Past participle
earthened
-ing form
earthening

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The Earthen Pot said to the Brass Pot, “Pray keep at a distance and do not come near me, for if you touch me ever so slightly, I shall be broken in pieces, and besides, I by no means wish to come near you.”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 27 · B2
It was, indeed, Peppino who was preparing to mount guard as comfortably as possible by seating himself opposite to the door, and placing between his legs an earthen pan, containing chick-peas stewed with bacon.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1077 · C1

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