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Same as Earthen. [Obs.] "An arthen pot." Holland.

Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe.

Hard-hearted; sordid; gross. [Poetic] Lowell.

Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain.

A poem in honor of a virgin. [Obs.]

Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheniæ, or sons of unmarried women.

The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.…

Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms. -- Par`the*no*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Parthenogenetic.

Same as Parthenogenesis.

A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art.

One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the sea, in despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by her songs.

A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.

To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.

The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.

Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing.

A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for holding liquids.

A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes.

Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

A porous earthen pot used in India for cooling water, etc.