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Perpend stone
Perpend stone Per"pend stone` See Perpender.
perpend stone
Perpender Per*pend"er, n. [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of uncertain origin.] (Masonry) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also perbend, perpend stone, and perpent stone.

Meaning of perpend stone from wikipedia

- A perpend stone, perpend (parpen, parpend, perpin, and other spellings), through stone, bond stone, or tie stone is a stone that extends through an entire...
- Performative architecture Pergola Peribolos Peripteros Peristasis Peristyle Perpend stone Perron ****rschutt Persian column Peruvian colonial architecture Petrine...
- re****bent figures were replaced on a horizontal plank resting on a perpend stone, and the preserved statues were returned to their original position;...
- mosaics and the coating is made of granite powder plaster, imitating perpend stone. Since its construction, the Otávio Rocha Viaduct has been an important...
- important feature of Mid-Century Modern design, po****rised by Edward Durrell Stone. In Australia, they are often known as besser blocks (because the Besser...
- Parts of brickwork include bricks, beds and perpends. The bed is the mortar upon which a brick is laid. A perpend is a vertical joint between any two bricks...
- slope of 1:7. The stone blocks are laid random with broken courses, some snecking and an uneven arrangement of perpends. The stones have rough, uneven...
- to Prefabrication. Prefabricated home Prefabricated buildings Concrete perpend Panelák Tower block St Crispin's School — an example of a prefabricated...
- courses, with the headers centred over the midpoint of the stretchers, and perpends in each alternate course aligned. Harappan architecture in South Asia was...
- masonry (i.e. under-fired bricks, porous stone, or porous mortar) Cracks Defective pointing Unfilled joints and perpends Defective seals around doors and windows...