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Williams created an earthen sculpture modeled on a 19-foot bronze statue of a female form designed by Thomas Crawford, which was installed atop the Capitol in 1863.
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Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
In this rite, an earthen pot, symbol of fertility, is broken.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
Landscape designer and antiques dealer Stephen Block brought her vision to life, adding earthen pots, antique fountains and tropical elements that nod to the actor’s Colombian roots.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
According to Riddle, the ecologically friendly earthen blocks are composed of 90% soil, mixed with water and cement.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
After that, the earthen levees meant to protect the island from floodwater can come down, which will open up that land to development.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2024
Half a dozen soldiers eat, drink, and sleep, in an underground command center filled with the rich scent of earthen walls.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
The images revealed more than 6,000 earthen platforms distributed in a geometric pattern, connected by roads and intertwined with the agricultural landscapes and river drainages of an urban agrarian civilization in the eastern foothills of the Andes.
—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2024
During the January 2023 storms, nearly a dozen earthen embankments along the Cosumnes River, near Sacramento, breached, causing flooding that resulted in three deaths.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
In this rite, an earthen pot, symbol of fertility, is broken.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
Landscape designer and antiques dealer Stephen Block brought her vision to life, adding earthen pots, antique fountains and tropical elements that nod to the actor’s Colombian roots.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
According to Riddle, the ecologically friendly earthen blocks are composed of 90% soil, mixed with water and cement.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
After that, the earthen levees meant to protect the island from floodwater can come down, which will open up that land to development.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2024
Half a dozen soldiers eat, drink, and sleep, in an underground command center filled with the rich scent of earthen walls.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
The images revealed more than 6,000 earthen platforms distributed in a geometric pattern, connected by roads and intertwined with the agricultural landscapes and river drainages of an urban agrarian civilization in the eastern foothills of the Andes.
—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2024
During the January 2023 storms, nearly a dozen earthen embankments along the Cosumnes River, near Sacramento, breached, causing flooding that resulted in three deaths.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of earthen was
in the 13th century
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“Earthen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthen. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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