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Earth"born` (?), a. 1. Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.

Some earthborn giant.

Milton.

2. Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects.

All earthborn cares are wrong.

Goldsmith.

Earth"bred` (?), a. Low; grovelling; vulgar.

Earth"din` (?), n. An earthquake. [Obs.]

Earth"drake` (?), n. A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon. W. Spalding.

Earth"en (?), a. Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe.

Earth"en-heart`ed (?), a. Hard- hearted; sordid; gross. [Poetic] Lowell.

Earth"en*ware` (?), n. Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain.

Earth" flax` (?). (Min.) A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.

Earth"fork` (?), n. A pronged fork for turning up the earth.

Earth"i*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth; hence, grossness.

Earth"li*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being earthly; worldliness; grossness; perishableness.

Earth"ling (?), n. [Earth + - ling.] An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal.

Earthlings oft her deemed a deity.

Drummond.

Earth"ly, a. 1. Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise.

This earthly load Of death, called life.

Milton.

Whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Phil. iii. 19.

2. Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable.

What earthly benefit can be the result?

Pope.

3. Made of earth; earthy. [Obs.] Holland.