Originally, the producers wanted to use costumes dating from around A.D. 500 to five the series a more rugged, earthy look than the ususal bejeweled Camelot regalia.

The result is an earthy look, which can be colour-rubbed, antiqued, stippled, crackle glazed or dragged.

Slate tiles add a rustic and earthy look and feel to your floors, and particularly suit areas subject to constant use.

"In this setting, I wanted an earthy look, nothing artificial," Ms. Ashcraft said.

With its rugged, earthy look, Herzog & de Meuron's design has been under local attack since it was first unveiled in 1999.

They had a pleasant, earthy look to them that belied their deadliness.

This austere industrial area, with its odd-lot buildings, will have a more "earthy" look, Mr. Warner says.

Devastated by his reaction, she tried to adopt the earthier folk-pottery look favored by Leach; but after several failed efforts she stopped potting altogether.

Also, her typical lyrical slant - taking a positive yet earthy look at everyday life - fits country music as snugly as two Lego blocks locking together.

There was an earthy look to them, but not much smiling... Maybe that was the communist government.