Definition of mortar

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Mortar (n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways..

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Maltha :: Maltha (n.) Mortar.
Pistillation :: Pistillation (n.) The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation.
Plasterwork :: Plasterwork (n.) Plastering used to finish architectural constructions, exterior or interior, especially that used for the lining of rooms. Ordinarly, mortar is used for the greater part of the work, and pure plaster of Paris for the moldings and ornaments..
Rab :: Rab (n.) A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar.
Plasterer :: Plasterer (n.) One who applies plaster or mortar.
Pug :: Pug (v. t.) To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound. See Pugging, 2..
Bomb :: Bomb (n.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See Shell..
Trowel :: Trowel (n.) A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them..
Browning :: Browning (n.) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster..
Trunnion :: Trunnion (n.) A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece, whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on the cheeks of the carriage. See Illust. of Cannon..
Imbed :: Imbed (v. t.) To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to cover, as with earth, sand, etc..
Potgun :: Potgun (n.) A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar.
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar..
Unite :: Unite (v. t.) To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies..
Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways..
Slapdash :: Slapdash (v. t.) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall..
Sleet :: Sleet (n.) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
Rebate :: Rebate (n.) A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar..
Perrier :: Perrier (n.) A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot.
Manual :: Manual (a.) A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.)..
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