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[OF. cement,
ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough,
unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was
made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut,
prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed,
v. t.] 1. Any substance used for making
bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.

2. A kind of calcined limestone, or a
calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will
harden under water.

3. The powder used in cementation. See
Cementation, n., 2.

4. Bond of union; that which unites
firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society. "The
cement of our love."

5. (Anat.) The layer of bone
investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also
cementum.

Hydraulic cement. See under
Hydraulic.

Ce*ment" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Cemented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cementing.] [Cf. F. cimenter. See
Cement, n.] 1. To
unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement.

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