trass
English
Alternative forms
- tarrace
- tarras
- terras
Etymology
From Dutch tras or German Trass, probably from Italian terrazzo (“terrace”). See terrace.
Noun
trass (countable and uncountable, plural trasses)
- (geology) A white to grey volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement.
- A coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for trass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- Stars, sarts, stars, tsars
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German tratz, tras
Noun
trass m or n (definite singular trassen or trasset, uncountable)
- defiance, obstinacy
Derived terms
- trassig
Preposition
trass
- in spite of
References
- “trass” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “trass_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Presumably from German trotz
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɑsː/
Noun
trass m (definite singular trassen, uncountable)
or
trass n (definite singular trasset, uncountable)
- spite, stubbornness, contrariness, defiance
- Han gjorde det på trass.
- He did it out of spite.
- Han gjorde det på trass.
Derived terms
- trassig
Preposition
trass
- despite
See also
- tross (Bokmål)
References
- “trass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɑsː/
- Rhymes: -ɒ́sː
Noun
trass m (definite singular trassn, definite plural trassa)
- packing
- rope