‖ beton
(betɔ̃, ˈbɛtən)
[F. béton:—OF. betun rubble, rubbish, dirt, app. a. Pr. betun cement:—L. bitūmen mineral pitch (which was used as a cement).]
A kind of concrete, composed of sand, lime, and hydraulic cement.
| 1819 Pantologia, Beton, a name given by the French engineers to a kind of mortar, which they use in raising the foundations of masonry under water. 1877 F. C. L. Wraxall Hugo's Miserables v. xix. 12 With a coating of concrete on a foundation of beton. 1885 N. York Weekly Sun 29 Apr. 3/5 A monolithic block of beton containing the vast quantity of 400 cubic yards. |