ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Terrazzo

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /təˈɹɑːtsoʊ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Terrazzo is a noun meaning (architecture) A faux-marble material used for flooring and countertops.

Meaning

(architecture) A faux-marble material used for flooring and countertops.

Example Sentences

Richard Sammons[…] began by leaving the ground floor studio pretty much as he found it, with 15-foot ceilings and a black terrazzo floor.
A fibreglass fish should have been spewing water into a terrazzo fountain, but the pipes had not yet been connected and bags of cement were heaped in the basin.

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Related dictionary entries include terrazo, tilestone, quarry, arborite, formica, permastone.

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