earthen

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Or it could simply indicate that collectors feel safer splurging on a household-name artist like Rembrandt, a Renaissance man famed for his pensive, realistic self-portraits in earthen hues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

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

They constructed a 35-mile earthen berm around the city in an attempt to encircle its one million residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

However, some architects and engineers say the process for getting approval to build with earthen and so-called bio-based materials is too uncertain to recommend to clients without significant time and money to gamble with.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

“Why should we have jewels like this in an earthen house?”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck