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grout
CIDE DICTIONARY
grout, n. [AS. gr; akin to grytt, G. grÜtze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and E. groats.].
- Coarse meal; ground malt; [1913 Webster]
- Formerly, a kind of beer or ale. [1913 Webster]
- Lees; dregs; grounds. Dickens. [1913 Webster]
- A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. [1913 Webster]
grout, v. t.
To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
grout, n. & v.
--n. a thin fluid mortar for filling gaps in tiling etc.
--v.tr. provide or fill with grout.
--n. a thin fluid mortar for filling gaps in tiling etc.
--v.tr. provide or fill with grout.
Derivative
grouter n.
grout, n. sediment, dregs.
Etymology
OE grut, rel. to GRITS, GROATS
ROGET THESAURUS
grout
Connection
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