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mortary, a.|ˈmɔːrtərɪ|
[f. mortar n.2 + -y.]
Of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling mortar.
1805R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 643 The mortary rubbish from old walls. 1845Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. V. ii. 432 A mortary loam, and a strong clay. 1876J. S. Bristowe Th. & Pract. Med. (1878) 435 Yellow tubercle not unfrequently undergoes retrogressive changes..first, into a mortary, and lastly, into a calcareous inert mass.
b. Having mortar obtrusively present. rare.
1855Househ. Words XII. 194 We are a little mortary and limey at present, but we are getting on capitally. 1858Dickens Lett. (1880) II. 52 The room..is new and mortary. |