- Bond, Flemish
- ♦ Alternate headers and stretchers in the same course.(Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 410)
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Bond, Flemish
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bond — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing that ties another down or together. b (usu. in pl.) a thing restraining bodily freedom (broke his bonds). 2 (often in pl.) a a uniting force (sisterly bond). b a restraint; a responsibility (bonds of duty). 3 a binding… … Useful english dictionary
Bond — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing that ties another down or together. b (usu. in pl.) a thing restraining bodily freedom (broke his bonds). 2 (often in pl.) a a uniting force (sisterly bond). b a restraint; a responsibility (bonds of duty). 3 a binding… … Useful english dictionary
Bond, English — 1) Alternate courses of headers and stretchers. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 410) 2) In which the bricks are laid in alternate courses of stretchers (with the long sides visible) and headers (with the short ends visible), so that… … Medieval glossary
Bond, English Garden-Wall — ♦ In which there is a single course of headers and then five (or sometimes three) courses of stretchers. This is not so strong since the bricks are bonded only through every fourth or sixth course. This is characterisitic post medieval bond in… … Medieval glossary
Flemish Bond — See: Bond, Flemish … Medieval glossary
Bond, Header — ♦ Bricks laid so that only ends show on wall face. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 410) Related terms: Bond, Bond, English, Bond, Flemish, Bond, English Garden Wall, Header Bond … Medieval glossary
Bond — ♦ Arrangement of bricks in courses. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 410) Related terms: Bond, English, Bond, English Garden Wall, Bond, Flemish, Bond, Header, Header, Stretcher … Medieval glossary
Bond — /bond/, n. 1. Carrie (nee Jacobs), 1862 1946, U.S. songwriter and author. 2. Julian, born 1940, U.S. civil rights leader and politician. * * * I In construction, the systematic arrangement of bricks or other building units (e.g., concrete blocks … Universalium
Flemish bond — Flemish Flem ish, a. Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. n. The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders. [1913 Webster] {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts. [Humorous] Ham.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flemish (disambiguation) — Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, a number of varieties of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium. *The East Flemish and West Flemish dialects of the Dutch language.… … Wikipedia
