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Mortar vs Parge - What's the difference?

mortar | parge |

As nouns the difference between mortar and parge

is that mortar is while parge is (construction) a coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls.

mortar

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.
  • (countable, military) A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
  • (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

    • Derived terms

    * mortarboard

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
  • To fire a mortar (weapon)

    • Related terms

    * bricks and mortar

    See also

    * gun * howitzer ----

    parge

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (construction) A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls.

    • Anagrams

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