masonry bond
1Bond — /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 …
2Masonry (Freemasonry) — Masonry (Freemasonry) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Masonry (Freemasonry) The subject is treated under the following heads: I. Name and Definition; II. Origin and Early History; III. Fundamental Principles and Spirit; IV.… …
3bond — bond1 [bänd] n. [ME bond, band: see BAND1] 1. anything that binds, fastens, or restrains 2. [pl.] a) fetters; shackles b) Archaic imprisonment; captivity 3 …
4Masonry — This article refers to the building structure component; for the fraternal organization, see Freemasonry. A mason laying mortar on top of a finished course of blocks, prior to placing the next course. Masonry is the building of structures from… …
5bond — bond1 bondable, adj. bondability, n. bonder, n. bondless, adj. /bond/, n. 1. something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. 2. a cord, rope, band, or ligament …
6bond — n. in masonry, method of placing bricks or stones. ♦ English bond, laying of bricks in alternate courses of headers and stretchers. ♦ Flemish bond, methods in which each course comprises alternate headers and stretchers. ♦ bond stone,… …
7bond timber — noun Etymology: bond (III) : a timber built horizontally into a masonry wall to which battens and laths are fastened compare chain bond …
8bond course — noun Etymology: bondstone : a course of masonry bondstones …
9plumb bond — noun : a masonry bond (as a clip bond or split bond) in which corresponding joints are precisely in line with one another; also : a masonry face exhibiting such a relation …
10in-and-out bond — noun : a masonry bond formed by headers and stretchers alternating vertically especially at a corner * * * Masonry. a stonework or brickwork bond having headers and stretchers alternating vertically …
