adobe

• Richard stared about the compartment, noting the adobe wasp nests that crusted almost every surface, the shredded bulkhead insulation, the exposed ceram framework of once luxurious cabin appointments. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
• The walls of the adobe were so thick that voices, even in the next room, were always muted. —  The Tree of Death
• In his solarium office atop a corporate tower of red stone adobe, the latest strongman crossed ostrich-skin boots on a desktop of petrified wood and listened impassively to Noel's story. —  FSFMagazine,May2007
• For a couple of months after we'd moved into the old adobe, the basement had been a jumble of packing cases and old. —  Muller, Marcia - Elena Oliverez 02 - Legend of the Slain Soldiers UC HTML
• "The biggest problem was the very low contrast between adobe, which is sun-dried earth, and the background subsoil." —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

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