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). < adj.1805 |
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