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Perpend

//pɚˈpɛnd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness.
  2. 2
    A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.
Verb
  1. 1
    To ponder, consider. archaic

    "[…] Perpend, / I have a daughter - have while she is mine […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin perpendere, from per- + pendere (“to weigh”).

Etymology 2

From Middle French parpain, see etymology of French parpaing.

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