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CANT BRICK [1 record]

Record 1 2021-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Masonry Practice
DEF

A brick with one end inclined at an angle other than 90° to the two largest, parallel faces.

OBS

splay brick; cant brick: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Maçonnerie
OBS

en sifflet : Se dit d'une coupe, d'une section en biseau.

OBS

brique en sifflet : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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