Mortar /(?)/

Mor·tar

Mortar

n.
  1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
  2. A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45°, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described. (Mil.)

Phrases & Compounds
Mortar bed
a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar.
Mortar boat
a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch.
Mortar piece
a mortar.

Mortar

n.
  1. A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways. (Arch.)

Phrases & Compounds
Mortar bed
a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed.

Mortar

v. t.
  1. To plaster or make fast with mortar.

Mortar

n.
  1. A chamber lamp or light. [Obs.]