Adobe \A*do"be\, n.

1. Earth from which unburnt bricks are made. [Western U. S.]

2. (Geol.) Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in containing carbonates and other soluble minerals.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Adobe \A*do"be\ ([.a]*d[=o]"b[asl]), n. [Sp.]

An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)