A composition of clay (marl, or chalk), gravel, and straw, used, esp. in the south-west of England, for building walls, etc.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > [noun] > with gravel (4) cob1602 A composition of clay (marl, or chalk), gravel, and straw, used, esp. in the south-west of England, for building walls, etc. pisé1797 More fully pisé de terre. A building material of stiff clay or earth, sometimes mixed with gravel, forced between boards which are removed as it… vermin puddle1850 (see quot.). terre pisée1936 = pisé, n. Cf. cob, n.2 |
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