noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A union of hearts; a betrothal.
2. 2
   A bond in a stone wall in which two headers meet in the middle of a wall and another header covers the joint between them.

Etymology

From heart + bond.

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