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- grout (n.) 1580s, "thin, fluid mortar," originally "coarse porridge," perhaps from O.E. gruta (pl.) "coarse meal," related to O.E. grytta (see GRITS (Cf. grits)). As a verb from 1838. Related: grouted; grouting.
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Grout — es un mortero especializado para el relleno de espacios. Mortero que no tenga contraccion o que tenga expansion positiva. Existen varios usos del termino. Grout de construccion (si tiene contraccion a largo plazo) Grout de precision Grout para la … Wikipedia Español
grout|y — grout|y1 «GROW tee», adjective, grout|i|er, grout|i|est. U.S. sulky; cross. ╂[< obsolete grout to grumble, sulk] … Useful english dictionary
Grout — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: James Grout (* 1927), englischer Schauspieler Jonathan Grout (1737–1807), US amerikanischer Politiker Josiah Grout (1841–1925), US amerikanischer Politiker Wally Grout (1927–1968), australischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
grout — grout·er; grout·ite; grout·man; grout; … English syllables
Grout — Grout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grouting}.] To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grout — (grout), n. [AS. gr[=u]t; akin to grytt, G. gr[ u]tze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and E. groats.] 1. Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly, a kind of beer or ale. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. pl. Lees; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grout — ► NOUN ▪ a mortar or paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tiles. ► VERB ▪ fill in with grout. ORIGIN perhaps from GROUTS(Cf. ↑G) or related to French dialect grouter grout a wall … English terms dictionary
grout — [grout] n. [ME < OE grut, residue of malt liquor, fine meal, akin to greot, GRIT] 1. a) coarse meal b) [pl.] GROATS 2. [usually pl.] Brit. sediment; dregs 3. a thin mortar used to fill chinks, as between ti … English World dictionary
grout — [graut] n [U] a mixture of sand and water that you spread between ↑tiles when you fix them to a wall >grout v [I and T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Grout — For other uses, see Grout (disambiguation). Grout is a construction material used to embed rebars in masonry walls, connect sections of pre cast concrete, fill voids, and seal joints (like those between tiles). Grout is generally composed of a… … Wikipedia
