Meaning of Wythe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness.
3. A partition between flues in a chimney.

Equivalents

Examples

“That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load.”

“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.”

“[…] Where there is more than one flue, there is usually a single wythe of masonry separating the flues. Particularly on older chimneys with poor or missing caps, this wythe of brick dividing the flues may be[…]”

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