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means Pottery made of baked clay that's porous and relatively coarse, unlike glassy porcelain or stoneware fired at higher heat.

from A plain compound: 'earthen' (made of earth/clay, with that same -en suffix seen in 'wooden' or 'golden') plus 'ware' (manufactured goods, from Old English waru). No hidden story here — the word describes exactly what it is, clay dug from the earth and shaped into household goods, fired at lower temperatures than stoneware or porcelain, which is why it stays a bit soft, absorbent, and honest about its origins.