Flemish bond

American  

noun

Masonry.

1. a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.

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Flemish bond British  

noun

1. a bond used in brickwork that has alternating stretchers and headers in each course, each header being placed centrally over a stretcher

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Etymology

Origin of Flemish bond

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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Flemish bond

When Hejazi began work on it, he discovered that not only are the exterior walls brick — laid in a Flemish bond pattern — but so, too, are the thick interior walls.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2019

Until recently, Virginia’s celebration of its grand past glossed over the stain of slavery that marks every statue, parchment and Flemish bond facade.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2019

The six-term Rhode Island senator, who was best known for the Pell Grant program, bought the 1789 Flemish bond brick mansion in May 1961 from British socialites Willmott and Norma Bowler Lewis.

From Washington Post

The exterior walls of the courthouse are constructed of red brick, with new bricks specially selected during the 1967 restoration to match the remaining original materials, and laid in Flemish bond, 11/2 feet thick.

From The Fairfax County Courthouse by Netherton, Ross De Witt

This method of bonding is termed "single Flemish bond," and is shown in fig.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various