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mortarless

mortarless adjective: without mortar.

Adjective

mortarless (not comparable)

  1. Without mortar.
    • Sites built by ancient civilizations whose construction techniques are not settled fact — like Stonehenge and the perfectly fitting but mortarless walls of the Inca at Machu Picchu, as well as the pyramids — are embraced as evidence that those civilizations had mystical powers.2007 April 29, Ethan Todras-Whitehill, “Touring the Spirit World”, in New York Times

Origin of mortarless

From mortar + -less.

Questions about mortarless

What does mortarless mean?
Mortarless means without mortar.
What part of speech is mortarless?
Mortarless is an adjective.

Words near mortarless in the dictionary

  1. mortarboards
  2. mortared
  3. mortaria
  4. mortaring
  5. mortarium
  6. mortarless
  7. mortarlike
  8. mortarman
  9. mortarmen
  10. mortars
  11. mortars and pestles

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