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emplection

emplection is the archaic form of emplecton.

Meaning of emplecton

Noun

emplecton (countable and uncountable, plural emplectons)

  1. 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.
    • In these cases, it has been envisaged the pulling off of the emplectons of the wall, the removal of the roots, the placing back of the loose blocks and finally the placing back of the emplectons so as not to exert too great a pressure on the paraments of the wall.1980, Romanian Review - Volume 35, page 97

Questions about emplection

What is emplection the archaic form of?
Emplection is the archaic form of emplecton.

Words near emplection in the dictionary

  1. empleaching
  2. emplead
  3. empleaded
  4. empleading
  5. empleads
  6. emplection
  7. emplectite
  8. emplecton
  9. emplectons
  10. emplectum
  11. empleomania

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