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trass
[ tras ]
/ træs /
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noun
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
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Also called tar·ras [tuh-ras] /təˈræs/ .
Origin of trass
First recorded in 1790–1800; from Dutch trass, from earlier terass, tieras, tiras “brick dust, rubbish,” from French terrasse; see terrace
Words nearby trass
trash-talk, trash-talking, trashy, Trasimene, Trasimeno, trass, trattoria, Traubel, trauchle, trauchled, trauma
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British Dictionary definitions for trass
trass
/ (træs) /
noun
a variety of the volcanic rock tuff, used to make a hydraulic cement
Word Origin for trass
from Dutch tras, tarasse, from Italian terrazza worthless earth; see terrace
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