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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: ADA-AIZ |
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ADOBE (pronounced a-db-be; also corrupted to dobie; from the Span. adobar, to plaster, traceable through Arabic to an Egyptian hieroglyph meaning " brick ") , a Spanish-American word for the sun-dried clay
south
Union , this method having been imported in the 16th century by Spaniards from Mexico
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ordinary baked bricks, and the larger " adobines, " some of which are as much as from one to two yards long .End of Article: ADOBE (pronounced a-db-be; also corrupted to dobie; from the Span. adobar, to plaster, traceable through Arabic to an Egyptian hieroglyph meaning " brick ") If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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