GROUT


Meaning of GROUT in English

— grouter , n.

/growt/ , n.

1. a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.

2. a coat of plaster for finishing a ceiling or interior wall.

3. Usually, grouts . lees; grounds.

4. Archaic.

a. coarse meal or porridge.

b. grouts , groats.

v.t.

5. to fill or consolidate with grout.

6. to use as grout.

[ bef. 1150; ME; OE grut; see GRITS, GROATS, GRIT ]

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