masonry cement

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noun

a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.

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Words nearby masonry cement

Mason-Dixon line, Masonic, Masonite, Mason jar, masonry, masonry cement, mason wasp, Masora, Masorah, Masorete, Masoretic

How to use masonry cement in a sentence

He was pinned to the cement for his refusal to go along with an arrest for selling loose cigarettes.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Holding the architectural smorgasbord of a castle together was cement, wire, and mortar.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand|Nina Strochlic|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.
In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And to check out this 100-year-old steel and cement engineering marvel.
A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Panama Turns 100|Bill Schulz|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Death waits for these things as a cement floor waits for a dropping light bulb.
American Dreams: Saul Bellow’s Masterpiece of Lamentation|Nathaniel Rich|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is sometimes asked, cannot “Analysis” cement together unconnected “Extremes”?
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Delancy turned the sedan through the door of the big garage, rolled across the wide parking floor to the cement ramp at the rear.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He washed the cement floor with the hose, and while waiting for it to dry he rinsed his brushes in turpentine.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
Rare and beautiful birds came and watched the barefooted children as they scurried around, building their wall of masonry.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
At B will be observed the employment of masonry to strengthen the crumbling walls of the friable tufa.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow