| 单词 | mortar |
| 释义 | mortar mortar1 /mawr"teuhr/, n. 1. a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle. 2. any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground. 3. a cannon very short in proportion to its bore, for throwing shells at high angles. 4. some similar contrivance, as for throwing pyrotechnic bombs or a lifeline. v.t. , v.i. 5. to attack with mortar fire or shells. [bef. 1000; ME, OE mortere and OF mortier < L mortarium; in defs. 3, 4 trans. of F mortier < L, as above; see -AR2] mortar2 —mortarless, adj. —mortary, adj. /mawr"teuhr/, n. 1. a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc. 2. any of various materials or compounds for bonding together bricks, stones, etc.: Bitumen was used as a mortar. v.t. 3. to plaster or fix with mortar. [1250-1300; ME morter < AF; OF mortier MORTAR1, hence the mixture produced in it] |
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