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snow-crete

snow-crete noun: a bright white Portland cement used in decorative cast concrete, in mortar for bricks, etc.

Noun

snow-crete (uncountable)

  1. A bright white Portland cement used in decorative cast concrete, in mortar for bricks, etc.
    • The house was newly built. It was of snow-crete, heavily curved, with a big expanse of window.1976, Agatha Christie, Sleeping Murder, chapter 21, II

Questions about snow-crete

What does snow-crete mean?
Snow-crete means a bright white Portland cement used in decorative cast concrete, in mortar for bricks, etc.
What part of speech is snow-crete?
Snow-crete is a noun.

Words near snow-crete in the dictionary

  1. snow-broth
  2. snow-capped
  3. snow-cock
  4. snow-cocks
  5. snow-covered
  6. snow-crete
  7. snow-dusted
  8. snow-eyes
  9. snow-fall
  10. snow-flake
  11. snow-flakes

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