ADOBE


Meaning of ADOBE in English

/euh doh"bee/ , n.

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.

[ 1750-60; Amer.; al-tub the brick to:o:be brick tb dbt ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .