Mortar



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 研钵;( 砌砖用的) 灰浆
• ［例］ He ground the spices himself with a mortar and pestle.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English morter, from Old English mortere & Anglo-French mortier, from Latin mortarium
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
• 2. \［Middle French mortier\］
  • a. a muzzle-loading cannon having a tube short in relation to its caliber that is used to throw projectiles at high angles
  • b. any of several similar firing devices

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English morter, from Anglo-French morter, mortier, from Latin mortarium
• 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
• ? mortarless adjective

III. transitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• to plaster or make fast with mortar

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