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Flemish bond

American  

noun

Masonry.

  1. a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.

Flemish bond British  

noun

  1. a bond used in brickwork that has alternating stretchers and headers in each course, each header being placed centrally over a stretcher

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Etymology

Origin of Flemish bond

First recorded in 1765–75

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