surbed
Definitions
To set (a stone) edgewise, in a position different from that which it had in the quarry.
Examples
“Do they dip or lye in piano horizontis? Whether better surbedded, in work⟳, or laid as they grew in the bed?”
“It is a freestone, cutting in all directions; yet has something of a grain parallel with the horizon, and therefore should not be surbedded.”
“400mm wide X 200mm thick, bedded and jointed in 1:3:12 white cement:lime:sand mortar, all stones to be free of quarry sap and not laid surbedded.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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