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• mor|tar|board — «MR tuhr BRD, BOHRD», noun. 1. a flat, square board used by masons to hold mortar while working with it. 2. an academic cap with a close fitting crown topped by a stiff, flat, cloth covered square piece from which a tassel usually hangs, worn at… …   Useful english dictionary

• mor|tar — mor|tar1 «MR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. a mixture of sand and water with lime, cement, or often both, for holding bricks or stones together. –v.t. to plaster with mortar; fix or hold together with mortar: »Figurative. There was a real danger that the …   Useful english dictionary

• mor·tar·board — /ˈmoɚtɚˌboɚd/ noun, pl boards [count] : a hat with a flat square top that is worn for special ceremonies at some schools The students donned robes and mortarboards for graduation …   Useful english dictionary

• tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

• Mór Jókai — (Komárom, 19 février 1825 – Budapest, 5 mai 1904) est un écrivain hongrois, romancier et dramaturge. Auteur très prolifique (plus de 200 romans), il mêle un sens du romanesque et de l humour à des descriptions précises, une imagination abondante… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Sándor Tar — (1941 2005) est un écrivain hongrois. Originaire de la région de Debrecen, où il a passé toute sa vie, il a travaillé en usine comme ouvrier, puis comme contremaître, jusqu à son licenciement, en 1992, dans le cadre des privatisations du… …   Wikipédia en Français

• mortar — mor·tar …   English syllables

• 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

• mortarboard — mor|tar|board [ˈmo:təbo:d US ˈmo:rtərbo:rd] n a black cap with a flat square top worn by members of some universities on formal occasions …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mortar — mor|tar [ mɔrtər ] noun 1. ) uncount a substance used in building for joining bricks or stones, made by mixing together sand, water, and LIME 2. ) count a large short gun that is used for firing bombs and SHELLS over short distances: The army… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English