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Traditional English :: cembalo
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cembalo.html - n.
(pl. -os) a harpsichord. [abbr. of CLAVICEMBALO] |
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Traditional English :: cembalo
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cembalo.html - n.
(pl. -os) a harpsichord. [abbr. of CLAVICEMBALO] |
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Traditional English :: cembalo
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cembalo.html - n.
(pl. -os) a harpsichord. [abbr. of CLAVICEMBALO] |
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Traditional English :: cembalo
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cembalo.html - n.
(pl. -os) a harpsichord. [abbr. of CLAVICEMBALO] |
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Traditional English :: cement
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cembalo.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or used in concrete (see also Portland+cement ).
2 any similar substance that hardens and fastens on setting.
3 a uniting factor or principle.
4 a substance for filling cavities in teeth.
5 (also cementum) Anat. a thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw. --v.tr.
1 a unite with or as with cement. b establish or strengthen (a friendship etc.).
2 apply cement to.
3 line or cover with cement. cement-mixer a machine (usu. with a revolving drum) for mixing cement with water. cementer n. [ME f. OF ciment f. L caementum quarry stone f. caedere hew] |
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Traditional English :: cementation
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cembalo.html - n. 1 the act or process of cementing or being cemented. 2 the heating of iron with charcoal powder to form steel. |
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