MEANING
A smooth composite surface made with chips of stone, glass, or similar material set in a binder and ground or polished.
Use it for
flecked surfaces; public-building interiors; durable flooringGive a floor a specific embedded pattern and polished finish.
Words that belong together
- terrazzo floor
- speckled terrazzo
- polished terrazzo
On the page
Red and black chips speckled the lobby's terrazzo.
The porter dragged his cart across the polished terrazzo.
A repaired patch interrupted the otherwise continuous terrazzo floor.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- terrazzo
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Commonly flooring; the visible fragments are embedded, not loose gravel or separate tiles. Mass noun; no ordinary plural in flooring usage.
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