mortar

Definition

A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

Etymology

From Middle English morter, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortarium.

Example Sentences

• "The holy hearth! If any earthly and material thing, or rather a divine idea embodied in brick and mortar, might be supposed to possess the permanence of moral truth, it was this."