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Definition of mastic in English: masticnoun ˈmastɪkˈmæstɪk 1mass noun An aromatic gum or resin that exudes from the bark of a Mediterranean tree, used in making varnish and chewing gum and as a flavouring. incense made from sandalwood, eagle-wood, mastic and cloves Example sentencesExamples - Look for Greek or Turkish mastic, which usually comes from pine trees, in Middle Eastern or wholefood stores.
- When the stems of the bushes are wounded, even slightly, mastic exudes as a clear sticky substance.
- Bombay mastic comes from P. cabulica, the terebinth pistachio tree.
- Acrylic and ketone resins are used in place of the traditional dammar, mastic, and copal resins for the manufacture of many oil painting media and picture varnishes.
2The bushy evergreen Mediterranean tree which yields mastic and has aromatic leaves and fruit, closely related to the pistachio. Pistacia lentiscus, family Anacardiaceae Example sentencesExamples - In addition, herbs such as corydal, corydalis, mastic, myrrh, and bupleurum offer strong pain-relieving properties.
- In the desert there will remain some stones, a whole gigantic ruin slowly split and slaked by waters and wind, mastic trees, frost.
- Mastic gum is a resinous exudate obtained from the stem and leaves of the mastic tree, an evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean Basin.
- 2.1 Used in names of trees that are similar or related to the mastic tree, e.g. American mastic.
3mass noun A waterproof filler and sealant used in building. run a bead of mastic along the gap as modifier a mastic sealant count noun use a mastic between the joints Example sentencesExamples - It dates back to Cork in 1913 when the company made and laid mastic asphalt.
- Once again it has been paralysed after vandals blocked coin slots with brown mastic.
- I got the patching up done and put some mastic on some of the door casings.
- You can also use silicone or mastic sealants to draught-proof doors and window frames and stop water leaking into wood, causing rot.
- If the gap in the duct connection is larger than 1/4 inch use fiberglass reinforcing membrane in addition to mastic.
- I would have done a load more but for the fact that I couldn't find the mastic gun holder.
- This product is designed to be used with mastics.
- Special mastics are used to adhere the vinyl to the metal and these can last for several years.
- Stone mastic asphalt has only been used in Ireland in the last two years and only on one per cent of the roads network.
- If deterioration is extensive, the mastic seal may need to be replaced.
- If you are using mastic cement as an adhesive, fill the joints with thin-set adhesive to avoid water damage.
- These indicate air leaks, and they should be sealed with a duct mastic.
- Top tip: fill gaps between primed woodwork and walls with a mastic gun.
- Use mirror mastic, a strong waterproof adhesive that's available at large hardware stores and glass shops, to mount the mirror to the plywood.
- The glass threads are then pressed into the mastic vertically one by one.
- On 23 August, 1994, they did some cleaning and also laid some roofing mastic.
- Various mastics or non-cloth-backed tapes are preferable.
- He noticed that in various places round the property, a mastic compound had been used to secure the edges of tiles to adjacent tiles.
- For a quick-fix repair, the crack can be sealed with a specialist mastic, for example Plumba Gutter by Dow Corning, which is designed to adhere to lead and brick.
- This is verified by the presence of alkali at the surface-to-surface bond of failed systems, which is responsible for the breakdown of the bonding of glues, mastics, epoxies, paints, and mortars.
Origin Late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek mastikhē (perhaps from mastikhan 'masticate'). Rhymes bombastic, drastic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, elastic, encomiastic, enthusiastic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, monastic, neoplastic, orgastic, orgiastic, periphrastic, plastic, pleonastic, sarcastic, scholastic, scholiastic Definition of mastic in US English: masticnounˈmæstɪkˈmastik 1An aromatic gum or resin that exudes from the bark of a Mediterranean tree, used in making varnish and chewing gum and as a flavoring. incense made from sandalwood, eagle-wood, mastic and cloves Example sentencesExamples - Look for Greek or Turkish mastic, which usually comes from pine trees, in Middle Eastern or wholefood stores.
- When the stems of the bushes are wounded, even slightly, mastic exudes as a clear sticky substance.
- Acrylic and ketone resins are used in place of the traditional dammar, mastic, and copal resins for the manufacture of many oil painting media and picture varnishes.
- Bombay mastic comes from P. cabulica, the terebinth pistachio tree.
2The bushy evergreen Mediterranean tree of the cashew family that yields mastic and has aromatic leaves and fruit, closely related to the pistachio. Pistacia lentiscus, family Anacardiaceae Example sentencesExamples - In the desert there will remain some stones, a whole gigantic ruin slowly split and slaked by waters and wind, mastic trees, frost.
- Mastic gum is a resinous exudate obtained from the stem and leaves of the mastic tree, an evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean Basin.
- In addition, herbs such as corydal, corydalis, mastic, myrrh, and bupleurum offer strong pain-relieving properties.
3A waterproof filler and sealant used in building. run a bead of mastic along the gap as modifier a mastic sealant count noun use a mastic between the joints Example sentencesExamples - I would have done a load more but for the fact that I couldn't find the mastic gun holder.
- This is verified by the presence of alkali at the surface-to-surface bond of failed systems, which is responsible for the breakdown of the bonding of glues, mastics, epoxies, paints, and mortars.
- The glass threads are then pressed into the mastic vertically one by one.
- Various mastics or non-cloth-backed tapes are preferable.
- Special mastics are used to adhere the vinyl to the metal and these can last for several years.
- It dates back to Cork in 1913 when the company made and laid mastic asphalt.
- If deterioration is extensive, the mastic seal may need to be replaced.
- Once again it has been paralysed after vandals blocked coin slots with brown mastic.
- These indicate air leaks, and they should be sealed with a duct mastic.
- This product is designed to be used with mastics.
- You can also use silicone or mastic sealants to draught-proof doors and window frames and stop water leaking into wood, causing rot.
- I got the patching up done and put some mastic on some of the door casings.
- Stone mastic asphalt has only been used in Ireland in the last two years and only on one per cent of the roads network.
- If the gap in the duct connection is larger than 1/4 inch use fiberglass reinforcing membrane in addition to mastic.
- On 23 August, 1994, they did some cleaning and also laid some roofing mastic.
- For a quick-fix repair, the crack can be sealed with a specialist mastic, for example Plumba Gutter by Dow Corning, which is designed to adhere to lead and brick.
- If you are using mastic cement as an adhesive, fill the joints with thin-set adhesive to avoid water damage.
- Use mirror mastic, a strong waterproof adhesive that's available at large hardware stores and glass shops, to mount the mirror to the plywood.
- He noticed that in various places round the property, a mastic compound had been used to secure the edges of tiles to adjacent tiles.
- Top tip: fill gaps between primed woodwork and walls with a mastic gun.
Origin Late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek mastikhē (perhaps from mastikhan ‘masticate’). |