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1. (n.) adobe
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw.
2. adobe
a yellow silt or clay, deposited by rivers, used to make bricks.
3. adobe
a building constructed of adobe bricks.
4. adobe
a dark, heavy soil, containing clay.
Etymology: (1750–60; Amer.; < Sp < Ar al-&tdotbelow;ub the brick < Coptic to:o:be brick, ult. < Egyptian &dbarbelow;bt)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) adobe
the clay from which adobe bricks are made
2. (noun) adobe, adobe brick
sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) adobe
an unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico
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