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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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