Adobe Definition–noun | 1. | sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall. |
| 2. | a yellow silt or clay, deposited by rivers, used to make bricks. |
| 3. | a building constructed of adobe. |
| 4. | a dark, heavy soil, containing clay. |
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