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mor⋅tar

2  [mawr-ter]
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–noun
1. a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
2. any of various materials or compounds for bonding together bricks, stones, etc.: Bitumen was used as a mortar.
–verb (used with object)
3. to plaster or fix with mortar.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME morter < AF; OF mortier mortar 1 , hence the mixture produced in it

Related forms:
mor⋅tar⋅less, adjective
mor⋅tar⋅y, adjective
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Word Origin & History

mortar  (1)
"mixture of cement," c.1290, from O.Fr. mortier, from L. mortarium "mortar," also "crushed drugs," probably the same word as mortarium "bowl for mixing or pounding" (see mortar (2)). Mortarboard "academic cap" (1854) so called because it resembles a mason's square board for carrying mortar.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mor·tar
Pronunciation: 'mort-&r
Function: noun
: a strong vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

mortar mor·tar (môr'tər)
n.

  1. A vessel in which drugs or other substances are crushed or ground with a pestle.

  2. A machine in which materials are ground and blended or crushed.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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