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queen closer

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[kloh-zer] / ˈkloʊ zɛr /

noun

Masonry.

  1. a brick of normal length and thickness but of half normal width, used to complete a course or to space regular bricks.

  2. a brick of half the usual length, for completing a course or for spacing regular bricks.

Etymology

Origin of queen closer

First recorded in 1835–45

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