Emplecton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Emplecton is a noun meaning A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.
Meaning
A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.
Example Sentences
In these cases, it has been envisaged the pulling off of the emplectons of the wall, the removal of the roots, the placing back of the loose blocks and finally the placing back of the emplectons so as not to exert too great a pressure on the paraments of the wall.
Word Forms
- emplectons
- emplection
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ashler, ashlar, ashlaring, rangework, quarrystone, ashlering.
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