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le mortier

/mɔʁ.tje/ noun · masculine C1
  1. mortar (mixture for bonding building blocks)
  2. mortar (artillery)
  3. mortar (small bowl used to crush or grind food)
  4. mortarboard (academic's ceremonial headgear)

Plural mortiers

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Le brigadier se fit donc apporter un fagot et de la paille, bourra la cheminée comme il eût fait d'un mortier, et y mit le feu.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 988 · C1

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