Definition of mortar

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Mortar (n.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45¡, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described..

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Emplecton :: Emplecton (n.) A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders..
Carcass :: Carcass (n.) A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc..
Harden :: Harden (v. i.) To become hard or harder; to acquire solidity, or more compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying..
Hod :: Hod (n.) A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc..
Browning :: Browning (n.) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster..
Mortar :: Mortar (v. t.) To plaster or make fast with mortar.
Potgun :: Potgun (n.) A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar.
Royal :: Royal (n.) A small mortar.
Plaster :: Plaster (n.) A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar..
Cement :: Cement (n.) Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc..
Unite :: Unite (v. t.) To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies..
Lime :: Lime (n.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called quicklime, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc..
Manual :: Manual (a.) A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.)..
Perrier :: Perrier (n.) A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot.
Chunam :: Chunam (n.) Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar..
Pestilation :: Pestilation (n.) The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar.
Slapdash :: Slapdash (v. t.) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall..
Abreuvoir :: Abreuvoir (n.) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar..
Penciling :: Penciling (n.) Lines of white or black paint drawn along a mortar joint in a brick wall.
Sleet :: Sleet (n.) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
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