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adobe definition

☆ ado·be (ə dō′bē)

noun

  1. unburnt, sun-dried brick
  2. the clay of which such brick is made
  3. a building made of adobe, esp. in the Southwest

Etymology: Sp < Ar aṭ-ṭūba, the brick < al, the + Coptic tōbe, brick

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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