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‖ beton|betɔ̃, ˈbɛtən| [F. béton:—OF. betun rubble, rubbish, dirt, app. a. Pr. betun cement:—L. bitūmen mineral pitch (which was used as a cement).] A kind of concrete, composed of sand, lime, and hydraulic cement.
1819Pantologia, Beton, a name given by the French engineers to a kind of mortar, which they use in raising the foundations of masonry under water. 1877F. C. L. Wraxall Hugo's Miserables v. xix. 12 With a coating of concrete on a foundation of beton. 1885N. York Weekly Sun 29 Apr. 3/5 A monolithic block of beton containing the vast quantity of 400 cubic yards. |