(sun-dried brick made of clay and straw)

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• adobe — /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,… …   Universalium

• BRICK —    Brick is a form of man made masonry that can be layered to enclose a space or held together with a mortar binder to create a structural support. Brick is made of a mixture of clay and sand, while the mortar is made of sand and a paste. The… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• adobe — a•do•be [[t]əˈdoʊ bi[/t]] n. pl. bes for3. 1) sun dried brick made of clay and straw 2) a yellow silt or clay, deposited by rivers, used to make bricks 3) archit. a building constructed of adobe bricks 4) a dark, heavy soil, containing clay •… …   From formal English to slang

• straw — strawless, adj. strawlike, adj. /straw/, n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley. 2. a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder. 3. material, fibers, etc.,… …   Universalium

• brick — bricklike, brickish, adj. /brik/, n. 1. a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 21/4 × 33/4 × 8 in. (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or… …   Universalium

• brick — In Egypt, the oppressed Israelites were forced to build cities with bricks made of mud or clay and dried in the sun. As an additional hardship they were obliged to collect their own straw (Exod. 5:7), which was needed to prevent the bricks from… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …   Universalium

• building materials and methods —    The choice of materials for constructing houses, temples, and other structures in ancient Mesopotamia was dictated largely by the natural geology and topography of the area. The Mesopotamian plains were composed mostly of alluvial materials… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

• Adobe — bricks are a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, dung), which is shaped into bricks using frames and dried in the sun. It is similar to cob and mudbrick. Adobe… …   Wikipedia

• building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …   Universalium

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium