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Webster 1913 Edition


Patio


Pa′ti-o

(pä′tē̍-ō̍)
,
Noun.
[Sp., a court]
(Metal)
A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation.
☞ The patio process is used to reduce silver ores by amalgamation.

Definition 2024


pátio

pátio

See also: patio and Patio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

pátio m (plural pátios)

  1. yard, courtyard
  2. vestibule (passage, hall or room between the outer door and the interior of a building)
  3. patio (paved area next to a house)

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