mortar

²mortar

noun

Definition of MORTAR

: a plastic building material (as a mixture of cement, lime, or gypsum plaster with sand and water) that hardens and is used in masonry or plastering

— mor·tar·less adjective

Origin of MORTAR

Middle English morter, from Anglo-French morter, mortier, from Latin mortarium

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with MORTAR

porter, quarter, sorter, thwarter