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spaad

/spɑːd/

spaad noun: a kind of spar; earthflax, or amianthus.

Noun

spaad (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of spar; earthflax, or amianthus.
    • Of English talc, the coarser sort is called plaster or parget: the finer, spaad.1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC

Origin of spaad

Compare German Spat (“spar”).

Questions about spaad

What does spaad mean?
Spaad means a kind of spar; earthflax, or amianthus.
What part of speech is spaad?
Spaad is a noun.
How do you pronounce spaad?
Spaad is pronounced /spɑːd/.

Words near spaad in the dictionary

  1. spa towns
  2. spa water
  3. spa waters
  4. spa-goer
  5. spa-goers
  6. spaad
  7. SPAB
  8. spabook
  9. SPAC
  10. space
  11. space adaptation syndrome

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