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wythe

/waɪθ/

wythe noun: a continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness.

Noun

wythe (plural wythes)

  1. A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness.
    • That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load.
  2. A partition between flues in a chimney.
    • A chimney runs from the base of the first flue liner to the top of the last flue liner, or to any rain cap above it. Attach single-wythe chimneys to the house.1986, Jack Payne Jones, Handbook of Construction Contracting: Plans, specs, building, Craftsman Book Company, →ISBN, page 373
    • […] Where there is more than one flue, there is usually a single wythe of masonry separating the flues. Particularly on older chimneys with poor or missing caps, this wythe of brick dividing the flues may be[…]2003, Carson Dunlop, Principles of Home Inspection: Chimneys & wood heating, Dearborn Real Estate, →ISBN, page 30

Proper noun capitalized: Wythe

IPA/wɪθ/

Wythe

  1. A surname.

Forms of wythe

pluralwythes

Origin of wythe

Uncertain. * Perhaps an alteration of width. * Perhaps related to withe (“flexible twig; band of twigs”), from Old English wiþþe (“tie, band”). The chimney-partition sense may derive from the fact that a single wythe or thickness of brick has often been used for such partitions.

Words formed from wythe

Words that rhyme with wythe

Questions about wythe

What does wythe mean?
Wythe means a continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness.
What part of speech is wythe?
Wythe can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce wythe?
Wythe is pronounced /waɪθ/.
What is the plural of wythe?
The plural of wythe is wythes.

Words near wythe in the dictionary

  1. wytes
  2. wyth
  3. Wythall
  4. Wytham
  5. Wythburn
  6. wythe
  7. Wythe County
  8. Wythenshawe
  9. wythes
  10. Wytheville
  11. Wythoff

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