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noun
A cement used in making joints, filling cracks, etc. For iron, the principal constituents are iron borings and sal ammoniac; for wood, they are white lead or litharge, whiting, and linseed oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Said to be from French beau montage, "beautiful face", referring to the appearance of the filled surface. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6vA7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT157&lpg=PT157&dq=%22beau+montage%22
