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Term Definition
Muntz Metal. An alloy of copper and zinc that contains 60 percent of copper, can be rolled hot, and is used for sheathing and bolts.  
Mural. 1. A painting executed directly on a wall or ceiling. 2. Of a wall. 3. Tile installed in a precise area of a wall or floor to provide a decorative design or picture. 4. Glass or marble mosaic tile (tesserae) made to form a picture or design. 5. Ceramic tile, painted and fired to form a picture or design.  
Muriatic Acid. Dilute hydrochloric acid (30% HCL), commercial grade, commonly used for cleaning mortar and grout stains from masonry surfaces.  
Murphy Bed. A bed that may be folded or swung into a closet.  
Murphys Law. An observation that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.  
Museum. A building used for storing and exhibiting objects of historical, scientific, or cultural interest.  
Mushroom Capital. A flaring conical head on a concrete column.  
Mutual Assent. An objective manifestation by parties that they intend to be bound by a contract.  
Mutuality. The concept that a contract, to be enforceable at all, must be enforceable by both parties.  
MW. Moderate Weather; see Grade MW Brick.  
Mylar. Plastic sheeting used as a drafting medium by drafters.  

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