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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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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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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
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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