emplecton

Meaning

Noun

A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.

Origin

French or Latin emplecton, from Ancient Greek ἐμπλέκω; ἐν + πλέκω.

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