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adobe
(redirected from Adobe clay)

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a·do·be  (-db)
n.
1.
a. A sun-dried, unburned brick of clay and straw.
b. The clay or soil from which this brick is made.
2. A structure built with this type of brick.

[Spanish, from Arabic a-ba, the brick : al-, the + ba, a brick, singulative of b, bricks (from Coptic tbe, tbe, from Egyptian bt, brick).]

adobe [əˈdəʊbɪ]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building)
a.  a sun-dried brick used for building
b.  (as modifier) an adobe house
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a building constructed of such bricks
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the clayey material from which such bricks are made
[from Spanish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.adobe - the clay from which adobe bricks are madeadobe - the clay from which adobe bricks are made
adobe brick, adobe - sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
2.adobe - sun-dried brickadobe - sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
adobe - the clay from which adobe bricks are made
Translations
adobe [əˈdəʊbɪ] Nadobe m
adobe [əˈdəʊbi]
npisé m
modif [house, wall] → de pisé
adobe
n (= brick)(ungebrannter) Lehmziegel, Adobe m; (= house) Haus aus Adobeziegeln adobe wall Mauer aus Adobeziegeln


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Learning about Adobe Students discussed the clay work of Native American artist Maria Martinez and saw a video on her work, clay coiling and pit-firing process, and the adobe clay pueblo where she worked.
Clyde Huffman of West Hills regularly tills horse manure into his adobe clay soil during the rainy season and inquired, by e-mail, as to whether this practice is truly beneficial to garden plants.
Place burlap sacks over the half-drum and apply wet adobe clay with the lumps removed.
 
 
 
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