“torba”的英英意思

单词	torba
释义	‖ torba|ˈtɔːbə| [ad. Arab. turba dust, earth, soil.] A primitive kind of cement made with broken pottery, traditionally used in Malta for the floors of buildings. Freq. attrib. 1910Ann. Rep. Valetta Mus. 1909–10 4 The original ‘torba’ floor existed at a depth of about 15 cms.1923M. A. Murray Excavations in Malta i. v. 33 The beaten-earth floor, known as torba, is made as follows: the pots are broken..or..pounded; [etc.].1953Proc. Prehistoric Soc. XIX. 43 They were found only on the lowest torba floor at Santa Verna and Kordin III.1968J. D. Evans in S. Rossiter Malta 13 Remains of huts..were found at Skorba... The floors were of beaten earth or torba (a plaster made of crushed limestone).

　

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