unmortared

adjective

un·​mortared

"+

: not mortared

roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones

—R. L. Stevenson

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + mortared, past participle of mortar

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

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