2 entries under this word

Grout

Grout, n.

noun

[A-S. grūt, Icel. grautr; M. H. Ger. grūz, N. H. Ger. grausz. See GROAT and GRIT.]

  1. Coarse meal; pollard. King.
  2. Liquor with malt infused for ale or beer before it is fully boiled; a kind of thick ale. Halliwell.
  3. Lees; grounds; dregs; sediment. “Grouts of tea.” Dickens.
  4. A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brick-work; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.
  5. A kind of wild apple. Johnson.

Grout, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. GROUTED; p. pr. & vb. n. GROUTING.] To fill up with grout, as the joints between stones.