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| a·do·be [ ə dṓbee ] (plural a·do·bes) |
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| Definition: |
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1. earthen brick: brick made from earth and straw and dried by the sun
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2. building made of adobe: a structure made with adobe bricks
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3. earth that forms adobe: earth used to make adobe bricks
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| [Mid-18th century. Via Spanish< Arabic at-tūb "the bricks"] |