perpend

Meanings

Verb

• To ponder, consider.

Noun

• A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness.
• A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin perpendere, from per- + pendere.
• From Middle French parpain, see etymology of French parpaing.