king closer

or king closure

[ kloh-zer ]

noun

, Masonry.

1. a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
2. a brick of three-quarter length for finishing a course at the end.

Example Sentences

The result was that what had begun as a one-off innovation soon became an invented tradition, and there can be no doubt that it brought the king closer to his subjects than had been true of any monarch who had gone before him.

From BBC

Tutankhamun's mask has a long fake beard as it was a sign of status and was thought to bring the king closer to the Egyptian gods.

From Children's BBC

He would bring Portsmouth and the King closer together: and what England lost, he would gain–and, therefore, England; for was not he himself a part of England, and a great part?

From Project Gutenberg

Creech, watching Lucy all the while, reached for the rope, pulled the King closer and closer, and untied the knot.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet she scanned the surroundings closely, and peered into the bushes and behind the rocks before she tried to urge Sage King closer.

From Project Gutenberg