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Different people dug up the clay, shaped and fired it into bricks, carted them to the site, and mortared them in place.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Shelburn’s neighbor, a stonemason, taught them how to mortar and lay bricks.
—Tory Basile, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Their homes, mortared with mud and topped with straw, are vulnerable to rain.
—Xanthe Scharff, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2023
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Shelburn’s neighbor, a stonemason, taught them how to mortar and lay bricks.
—Tory Basile, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Their homes, mortared with mud and topped with straw, are vulnerable to rain.
—Xanthe Scharff, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2023
See All Example Sentences for mortar
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“Mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortar. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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mortar
1 of 2 noun
mor·tar
ˈmȯrt-ər 
1
: a strong deep bowl in which substances are pounded or crushed with a pestle
2
: a short muzzle-loading cannon used to fire shells at a low speed and at high angles
mortar
2 of 2 noun
: a building material made of lime and cement mixed with sand and water that is spread between bricks or stones so as to hold them together when it hardens
mortar
verb
Medical Definition
mortar
noun
mor·tar
ˈmȯrt-ər
: a strong vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
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