Meanings
adjectivemortarless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout mortar.
Sites built by ancient civilizations whose construction techniques are not settled fact — like Stonehenge and the perfectly fitting but mortarless walls of the Inca at Machu Picchu, as well as the pyramids — are embraced as evidence that those civilizations had mystical powers.
2007 April 29, Ethan Todras-Whitehill, “Touring the Spirit World”, in New York Times
Origin
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mortarless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortarless
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“mortarless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortarless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mortarless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortarless.
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