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1) A fill material composed from rubble and mortar used in the middle of masonry walls. | 1) A fill material composed from rubble and mortar used in the middle of masonry walls. | ||
| − | 2) A by-product of chamois leathermaking. Moellon is the excess oxidized oil that is pressed out of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chamois | + | 2) A by-product of chamois leathermaking. Moellon is the excess oxidized oil that is pressed out of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chamois%20leather chamois leather] after its treatment with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cod%20liver%20oil cod liver oil]. Synthetic moellon is made by the oxidation of cod oil. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 881 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 07:26, 24 July 2013
Description
1) A fill material composed from rubble and mortar used in the middle of masonry walls.
2) A by-product of chamois leathermaking. Moellon is the excess oxidized oil that is pressed out of chamois leather after its treatment with cod liver oil. Synthetic moellon is made by the oxidation of cod oil.
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 881