regroutv.
/riːˈɡraʊt/, U.S. /ˌriˈɡraʊt/ transitive. To grout again; to replace the grouting of (tiles, etc.).
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > fill in gaps > again
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1867 28th Ann. Rep., Board of Public Wks. in Ann. Rep. 1866 (State of Ohio) ii. 499 These and other [canal] locks have also been re-grouted and repaired in other respects.
1876 Scribner's Monthly July 235/1 The outside of the colleges has been entirely re-grouted, so that they bear a new and neat appearance.
1923 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 53 189 After repeatedly re-grouting them I was obliged to abandon the attempt to close them.
1967 Do it Yourself Nov. 1330/2 The joints between ceramic tiles can be re-grouted with grouting cement.
1974 Sunday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 28 Apr. 1- c/2 The tiles will be ‘thoroughly cleaned and regrouted and restored to their original newness’.
2001 A. M. Homes in Granta Summer 199 The upstairs bathroom needs to be re-grouted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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