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

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.

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

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The exterior of the house has many flourishes — an elaborate portico with Corinthian columns and a denticulated cornice, Flemish bond brickwork and casement windows with transoms, cartouches and concrete window hoods.

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The meticulously constructed Flemish bond pattern adds to the sprawling mansion’s stately elegance.

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The exterior, constructed of new bricks special ordered to match the color and size of the original bricks, has a Flemish bond pattern with grapevine joins just as the original Tidewater home featured.

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