wythe

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

wythes plural

词源

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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