<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">mortar</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>[mortar by composition or origin]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[mortar by function]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[mortar by property]</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>filler</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>mortars</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A pasty building material that sets to form a hard, infusible solid. Most mortars are mixtures of lime, plaster of Paris, or cement with sand and water. It is used to fill the joints of brick and stone masonry and for other purposes. ]]></note></mads>