See Also: Mortar(medicine)
mortar(1)(dictionary)
mortar(2)(dictionary)
mortar(encyclopedia)
mortar(dictionary)
mortar kidney(medicine)
Bricks and Mortar(money)

mortar(2) (iou)



mortar noun2 & verb2. ME.
[Anglo-Norman morter = Old & mod. French mortier (see MORTAR noun1 & verb1) with transference of meaning from the vessel to the substance produced in it, as already in Latin.]
A. noun.
A mixture of lime or cement and sand mixed with water, used in building to bond stone and brick. Also, any of various other materials with the same use. ME.
bricks and mortar: see BRICK noun.
Plaster etc. used to face brick, stone, wood, etc. LME.
b. verb trans. Fix, join, or plaster with mortar. LME.
mortarless adjective M17.
mortary adjective of the nature of mortar, consisting of mortar E19.