| 单词 | white joint |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite joint white joint n. a joint in brickwork or in a tiled surface which is filled with white or light-coloured mortar, grout, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [noun] > types of joint tenon and mortise1610 mortise and tenon1631 meeting1663 rustic1728 white joint1758 ground-joint1793 flat joint1825 hick-joint1842 perpend1867 struck joint1876 tuck-joint1879 1758 Universal Mag. Oct. 207/2 These tiles..not only seem rough, coarse, and heavy, but the mortar, when they are laid in the best manner, is very plainly seen in irregular white joints and seams. 1882 W. J. Christy Pract. Treat. Joints 32 White Joint.—One formed with ordinary mortar as distinguished from blue mortar. Or it is made by pointing with white putty. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 3 Jan. 49 To fill the surface of the joint with a mortar coloured to match the brickwork and then simulate very fine raised white joints called tuck pointing. 2008 C. Binggeli Materials Interior Environments iii. 71 For white joints, white sand, ground limestone, or ground marble with white portland cement and lime is used. < as lemmas |
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