Wythe
//waɪθ// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness.
"That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load."
- 2 A partition between flues in a chimney.
"A chimney runs from the base of the first flue liner to the top of the last flue liner, or to any rain cap above it. Attach single-wythe chimneys to the house."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load."
Etymology
Uncertain. * Perhaps an alteration of width. * Perhaps related to withe (“flexible twig; band of twigs”), from Old English wiþþe (“tie, band”). The chimney-partition sense may derive from the fact that a single wythe or thickness of brick has often been used for such partitions.
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