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maltha
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun maltha has 1 sense
- maltha(n = noun.substance) mineral tar - a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt; Array is a kind of mineral
CIDE DICTIONARY
maltha, n. [L., fr. Gr. ma`lqa.].
- A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor. [1913 Webster]
- Mortar. Holland. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
maltha, n. a cement made of pitch and wax or other ingredients.
Etymology
L f. Gk
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