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English-Russian dictionary of culinary. 2014.
English-Russian dictionary of culinary. 2014.
Mortar and pestle — Pestle redirects here. For PESTLE, see PEST analysis. Mortar and Pestle A simple kitchen mortar and pestle Other names Mortar Grinder Uses Grinding Mixing Related items … Wikipedia
mortar — mor|tar [ˈmo:tə US ˈmo:rtər] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Old French; Origin: mortier, from Latin mortarium] 1.) [U] a mixture of ↑cement or ↑lime, and sand and water, used in building for holding bricks or stones together 2.) a heavy gun that fires… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mortar — [[t]mɔ͟ː(r)tə(r)[/t]] mortars 1) N COUNT A mortar is a big gun which fires missiles high into the air over a short distance. The two sides exchanged fire with artillery, mortars and small arms... He was killed in a mortar attack. 2) N UNCOUNT… … English dictionary
mortar — UK [ˈmɔː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈmɔrtər] noun Word forms mortar : singular mortar plural mortars 1) [uncountable] a substance used in building for joining bricks or stones, made by mixing together sand, water, and lime See: bricks and mortar 2)… … English dictionary
mortar — [13] Latin mortārium, a word of unknown origin, denoted both a ‘bowl for grinding’ and, by extension, the ‘substance made mortgage 340 in such a bowl’. These twin meanings survived through Anglo Norman morter into modern English mortar as the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mortar — [13] Latin mortārium, a word of unknown origin, denoted both a ‘bowl for grinding’ and, by extension, the ‘substance made in such a bowl’. These twin meanings survived through Anglo Norman morter into modern English mortar as the ‘bowl used with… … Word origins
pestle — pes tle (p[e^]s t l or p[e^]s l; 277), n. [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. pish. Cf. {Pistil}.] 1. An implement for pounding and breaking … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mortar — Mor tar, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[=e]re, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar}, {Martel}, {Morter}.] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mortar bed — Mortar Mor tar, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[=e]re, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar}, {Martel}, {Morter}.] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mortar boat — Mortar Mor tar, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[=e]re, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar}, {Martel}, {Morter}.] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mortar piece — Mortar Mor tar, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[=e]re, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar}, {Martel}, {Morter}.] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English