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hard•pan

Pronunciation: (härd'pan"), [key]
—n.
1. any layer of firm detrital matter, as of clay, underlying soft soil. Cf. caliche, duricrust.
2. hard, unbroken ground.
3. the fundamental or basic aspect of anything; solid foundation; underlying reality: the hardpan of mathematical theory.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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hard paste

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