An accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Screed has three meanings in building construction: a flat board or a purpose-made aluminium tool used to smooth and to "true" materials like concrete, stucco and plaster after they have been placed on a surface or to assist in flattening; a strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to act as a guide for a screed tool ; the material itself which has been flattened with a screed. Wikipedia

A tool, guide or material used in construction Wikipedia Disambiguation

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