2. Noun. (plural of perpend) ¹
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Definition of Perpends
1. perpend [v] - See also: perpend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perpends
Literary usage of Perpends
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. I.C.S. Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of by International Correspondence Schools (1909)
"Keeping the perpends.—To obtain the best results in bonding throughout the ...
This is called keeping the perpends. Unless the closest attention is paid, ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"This is called keeping the perpends. Unless the closest attention is paid, the
lap is ultimately lost through irregularity of the brick and mortar joints, ..."
3. The Template-Makers of the Paris Basin: Toichological Techniques for by John James (1989)
"... surface as if it were bonded: but examination shows that these decorative
perpends do not coincide with the joints in the stonework behind the render. ..."
4. Building Construction and Drawing by Charles Frederick Mitchell, George Arthur Mitchell (1902)
"Quoins.—The external corners of walls. The name is sometimes applied to the bricks
or stones which form the quoins, eg quoin brick, quoin stone. perpends ..."
5. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1852)
"... the best workmen only should be employed The vertical range of closer bricks
are technically called perpends, and in specifications it is frequently ..."
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