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Adobe

Main Entry:: ado·be
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈdō-bē\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Spanish, from Arabic al-ṭūb the brick, from Coptic tōbe brick, from Egyptian dbt
Date:: 1748

1: a brick or building material of sun-dried earth and straw2: a structure made of adobe bricks3: a heavy clay used in making adobe bricks ; broadly : alluvial or playa clay in desert or arid regions

— ado·be·like

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\-ˌlīk\ adjective

[adobe illustration]

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