| Pronunciation: | | u'dowbee
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| Matching Terms: | | adobe brick, adobe house, adobe lily, adobe systems, inc., adobe type manager, adobo
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- [n] sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
- [n] the clay from which adobe bricks are made
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| | Synonyms: | | adobe brick |
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| | See Also: | | adobe, adobe, adobe brick, brick, clay |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\A*do"be\ ([.a]*d[=o]"b[asl]), n. [Sp.]
An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective,
as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.
\A*do"be\, n.
1. Earth from which unburnt bricks are made. [Western U. S.]
2. (Geol.) Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid
regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in
containing carbonates and other soluble minerals.
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