TRASS
Etymology
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.
Anagrams
• Stars, sarts, stars, tsars
Source: Wiktionary
Trass, n. Etym: [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It. terrazzo
terrace. See Terrace.] (Geol.)
Definition: A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of
plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and
other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written also tarras, tarrace,
terras.]
Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft grayish
rock found on the lower Rhine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition