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English bond

Noun

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English bond
English bond (plural English bonds)

(masonry) In bricklaying, an arrangement of bricks such that one course has the short sides of the bricks (headers) facing outwards, and the next course has the long sides of the bricks (stretchers) facing outwards.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

In true English bond, the perpendicular lines of the stretcher courses are in line with each other. Source: Internet

In fact, this wall is built in a variation of English bond called English cross bond where the successive layers of stretchers are displaced horizontally from each other by half a brick length. Source: Internet

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