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Definition of Terrazzo
1. a mosaic flooring [n -ZOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Terrazzo
Literary usage of Terrazzo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Estimating the Cost of Buildings: A Systematic Treatise on Factors of Costs by Arthur Waldo Joslin (1913)
"terrazzo floors also are laid at standard prices with which you can easily acquaint
yourself. The price will vary from 15 cents per square foot in very ..."
2. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1994-1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"When the terrazzo is thoroughly dry, helpers grind it with a ter- razzo grinder
... terrazzo workers then clean, polish, and seal the dry surface for a ..."
3. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1996-1997 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Attractive, marble-chip terrazzo requires three layers of materials. First,
concrete masons or terrazzo workers build a solid, level concrete foundation ..."
4. Practical Cost Keeping for Contractors: A Book Giving a System of Accurate by Frank Rabold Walker (1918)
"... superficial feet for columns, bases, caps, etc., and in lineal feet for base,
door trim, panel rails, etc. TILE AND MOSAIC WORK, terrazzo, "NP-1" ETC> ..."
5. Estimating the Cost of Buildings, with Important Chapters on Estimating the by Arthur W. Joslin (1910)
"MARBLE MOSAIC AND terrazzo WO As a rule, most marble work that ... terrazzo floors
also are laid at standard prici which you can easily acquaint yourself. ..."
6. The Modern hospital by John Allan Hornsby (1913)
"Cement floors can be laid in squares, and terrazzo floors should be divided into
... All floors of the tile form have the advantage over the terrazzo of ..."
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