adobe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the clay from which adobe bricks are made
  2. noun sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
    adobe brick.

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A*do"be noun
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  1. An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.

Webster 1913