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Verfugungsmasse

grout

noun fer-FOO-gungs-mas-eh Rare
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Also means

jointing compound

Usage Note

Verfugungsmasse (or Fugenmörtel) is the material pressed into the joints between tiles once the adhesive has set; it comes as cementitious powder or epoxy resin and determines the final colour of the grout lines.

Examples

"Die Verfugungsmasse wurde in Beige gewählt, um den hellen Fliesen zu entsprechen."

Natural Translation

The grout was chosen in beige to match the light-coloured tiles.

Literal Translation

The grout was in beige chosen to the light tiles to correspond.

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