long-and-short work

[ lawng-uhn-shawrt, long- ]

noun

, Masonry.

1. an arrangement of rectangular quoins or jambstones set alternately vertically and horizontally.

long-and-short work

noun

1. architect the alternation in masonry of vertical and horizontal blocks of stone

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-and-short work¹

First recorded in 1860–65