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screed Definition


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screed
noun
    1. A long and often tedious spoken or written passage.
    2. building.
      A strip of plaster laid on the surface of a wall as a guide to the thickness of the full coat of plaster to be applied.
    3. building.
      A layer of mortar applied to smooth off the surface of a floor.
      Form: screeding
Derivative: screeder
noun
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon screade shred.



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