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

mortar (oh)



[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Old French; Origin: mortier, from Latin mortarium]
[U] a mixture of cement or lime, and sand and water, used in building for holding bricks or stones together
[C] a heavy gun that fires bombs or shells in a high curve
::A cameraman was killed when his vehicle came under mortar fire .
::a mortar attack
pestle, mortar
[C] a stone bowl in which substances are crushed with a pestle (=tool with a heavy round end)
::You'll need a pestle and mortar to grind the spices.
-see also bricks and mortar at brick 1 (2)