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terrazzo|təˈrɑːtsəʊ|
[a. It., = terrace, balcony.]
A flooring material made of chips of marble or granite set in concrete and polished to give a smooth surface.
1902Encycl. 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 XXIX. 340/1 Wood has been superseded by terrazzo...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. 1925Glasgow Herald 27 Feb. 7 Terazzo-faced concrete blocks. Ibid., The outer walls being of the terrazzo block. 1958House & Garden Mar. 69/1 The Esse-Dura stove sits on a terrazzo hearth in the living room. 1973[see railed ppl. a. 1]. 1983Listener 19 May 16/1 Italians were brought from Italy to lay terrazzo in a new building in West Africa. |