单词 | terrazzo |
释义 | terrazzon. A flooring material made of chips of marble or granite set in concrete and polished to give a smooth surface. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > concrete > [noun] > concrete with marble or granite chips terrazzo1902 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 340/1 Wood has been superseded by terrazzo... Cracks may be seen in terrazzo floors introduced into several of the recently erected modern hospitals. 1925 Glasgow Herald 27 Feb. 7 Terazzo-faced concrete blocks. 1925 Glasgow Herald 27 Feb. 7 The outer walls being of the terrazzo block. 1958 House & Garden Mar. 69/1 The Esse-Dura stove sits on a terrazzo hearth in the living room. 1973 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Starry Bird ix. 119 The man we were following..gazed..at the railed-off pieces of terrazzo on the pavement. 1983 Listener 19 May 16/1 Italians were brought from Italy to lay terrazzo in a new building in West Africa. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1902 |
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