About The Word Adobe
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Adobe
Adobe Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Adobe?
[n] sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
[n] the clay from which adobe bricks are made Synonyms | Synonyms for Adobe: adobe brick Related Terms | Find terms related to Adobe: ashlar | biscuit | bisque | bowl | brick | bricks and mortar | cement | ceramic ware | ceramics | china | clayey | clayish | clinker | concrete | covering materials | crock | crockery | earthy | enamelware | ferroconcrete | firebrick | flag | flagstone | flooring | glass | gumbo | jug | lath and plaster | loamy | marly | masonry | mortar | pavement | paving | paving material | plasters | porcelain | pot | pottery | prestressed concrete | refractory | roofage | roofing | siding | soily | stone | tile | tiling | urn | vase | walling See Also | adobe | adobe | adobe brick | brick | clay Adobe In Webster's Dictionary \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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