Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adobe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adobe \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adobe \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adobe
n 1: the clay from which adobe bricks are made
2: sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates [syn: {adobe brick}]
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