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L cut
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A piece of tile cut or shaped to the letter L.
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Laitance
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A layer of weak and nondurable material containing cement and fines fr
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Lap
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The length by which one bar or sheet of fabric reinforcement overlaps
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Latex
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A water emulsion of a synthetic rubber or plastic obtained by polymeri
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Latex-portland cement grout
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A portland cement grout with a special latex additive which results in
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Latex-portland cement mortar
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A 'mixture of portland cement, sand, and special latex additives which
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Lath
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A wood strip or metal mesh, which acts as a background or reinforcing
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Layout stick
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A long strip of wood marked at the appropriate joint intervals for the
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Leadless glaze
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A ceramic coating matured to a glassy state on a formed article, or th
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Leg
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A tile wall running alongside a bathtub or abutment. This term sometim
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Leveling coat
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See Plumb scratch.
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Light duty tile
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Tile suitable for limited pedestrian traffic such as entryways in sing
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Lime
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Specifically, calcium oxide (CaO); also, loosely, a general term for t
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Limestone
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A sedimentary carbonate rock, composed chiefly of calcite (Ca C0~, but
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lippage
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a condition where one edge of a tile is higher than an adjacent tile g
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Live load
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Any load that is not permanently applied to a structure.
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Load-bearing wall
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A wall designed and built to carry superimposed vertical and shear loa
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Loss on ignition
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The percentage loss in weight of a sample ignited to constant weight a
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Lugs
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See Self-spacing tile.
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