| 单词 | mortary | 
| 释义 | † mortaryadj. Obsolete.  1.  Of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling mortar. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > 			[adjective]		 mortary1805 cementitious1828 1805    R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 643  				The mortary rubbish from old walls. 1845    Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 5  ii. 432  				A mortary loam, and a strong clay. 1876    J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med.  ii. iii. 434  				Yellow tubercle not unfrequently undergoes retrogressive changes..first, into a mortary, and lastly, into a calcareous inert mass.  2.  Having mortar obtrusively present. ΚΠ 1855    Househ. Words 12 194  				We are a little mortary and limey at present, but we are getting on capitally. 1858    C. Dickens Let. 5 Aug. 		(1995)	 VIII. 618  				The room..is new and mortary. 1870    ‘O. C. Kerr’ in  Punchinello 30 July /2  				Old Mortarity, dinner-kettle in hand and more mortary than ever, is..seen approaching them with shuffling gait. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < | 
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