Wythe

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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