Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flooring material of marble or stone chips set in mortar and polished when dry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trade-name for a kind of concrete pavement made of broken stone and hydraulic cement.
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- noun A
faux -marble material used forflooring andcountertops .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Italian, perhaps from Old Provençal terrassa, terrace; see terrace.]
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From Italian terrazzo.
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