earthhouse

noun /ˈɜːθˌhaʊs/

1. An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain.

   archaic

   heirlooms heaped inside the earth-house, because long ago, with deliberate care, some forgotten person had deposited the whole rich inheritance of a high-born race in this ancient cache.

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2. A dwelling that has been built to blend in with the surrounding landscape, being mostly underground with soil piled against its walls or with a grassy contoured roof; it may also be completely underground, or have a topping of intensive growth.

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English erthe hous, from Old English eorþhūs, from Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs, from Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą, equivalent to earth + house.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry earthhouse (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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