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arthen

/ˈɑː(ɹ)ðən/

arthen is the obsolete form of earthen.

Meaning of earthen

Adjective

earthen (comparative more earthen, superlative most earthen)

  1. Made of earth or mud.
    • A hundred earthen dwellings stood on the margin of the lake […]1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
  2. (especially) Made of clay.
    • ... the Godfathers and Godmothers follow into the midst of the Church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot ful of warme water, […]1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation
  3. (archaic) Earthly.
    • Will they be yours when one by one these earthen / Delights and comforts and all beauties wane? / Will they be found laid up above, illumined?1903, Maria Lydia Winkler, From Glory to Glory; Or, The Christian's Glorious Ministry, page 228

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Questions about arthen

What is arthen the obsolete form of?
Arthen is the obsolete form of earthen.
How do you pronounce arthen?
Arthen is pronounced /ˈɑː(ɹ)ðən/.

Words near arthen in the dictionary

  1. Arth
  2. artha
  3. arthamandapa
  4. arthas
  5. arthasteroside
  6. arthen
  7. artherectomy
  8. artherogenic
  9. artherosclerosis
  10. artherothrombotic
  11. Arthington

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