Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mortar
Mortar
mortar
n. & v. --n. 1 a mixture of lime with cement, sand, and water, used in building to bond bricks or stones. 2 a short large-bore cannon for firing shells at high angles. 3 a contrivance for firing a lifeline or firework. 4 a vessel made of hard material, in which ingredients are pounded with a pestle. --v.tr. 1 plaster or join with mortar. 2 attack or bombard with mortar shells. Derivatives mortarless adj. (in sense 1). mortary adj. (in sense 1). Etymology: ME f. AF morter, OF mortier f. L mortarium: partly from LG
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English morter, from Old English mortere & Anglo-French mortier, from Latin ~ium Date: before 12th century a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle, 2. Middle French mortier] a muzzle-loading cannon having a tube short in relation to its caliber that is used to throw projectiles at high angles, any of several similar firing devices, II. noun Etymology: Middle English morter, from Anglo-French morter, mortier, from Latin ~ium Date: 14th century a plastic building material (as a mixture of cement, lime, or gypsum plaster with sand and water) that hardens and is used in masonry or plastering, ~less adjective III. transitive verb Date: 14th century to plaster or make fast with ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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