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Tarras
(gcide) | Tarras \Tar"ras\, n.
See Trass. [Obs.]
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tarras
(gcide) | Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
terrazzo terrace. See Terrace.] (Geol.)
A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
also tarras, tarrace, terras.]
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Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.
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Tarras
(gcide) | Tarras \Tar"ras\, n.
See Trass. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
terrazzo terrace. See Terrace.] (Geol.)
A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
also tarras, tarrace, terras.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.
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