Flemish bond

noun

In bricklaying, an arrangement of bricks such that each course consists of alternate bricks having their short sides (headers) and long sides (stretchers) facing outwards, with alternate courses being offset.

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Meanings

nounFlemish bond (countable and uncountable, plural Flemish bonds)

plural Flemish bonds

  1. countableuncountablebusinessIn bricklaying, an arrangement of bricks such that each course consists of alternate bricks having their short sides (headers) and long sides (stretchers) facing outwards, with alternate courses being offset.

Origin

See Flemish and bond.

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Translations

Catalan aparell holandès
  • aparell holandèsarrangement of bricks
Dutch vlaamsverband
  • vlaamsverbandarrangement of bricks
Finnish vendiläinen limitys
  • vendiläinen limitysarrangement of bricks
French appareil anglais, appareil à l'anglaise
  • appareil anglaisarrangement of bricks
  • appareil à l'anglaisearrangement of bricks
  • appareil hollandaisarrangement of bricks
German Flämischer Verband
  • Flämischer Verbandarrangement of bricks
Polish wiązanie flamandzkie
  • wiązanie flamandzkiearrangement of bricks
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APA

Flemish bond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flemish%20bond

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“Flemish bond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flemish%20bond. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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