What is to render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc called?
deafen — (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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