QUEEN CLOSER


Meaning of QUEEN CLOSER in English

/kloh"zer/ , Masonry.

1. a brick of normal length and thickness but of half normal width, used to complete a course or to space regular bricks.

2. a brick of half the usual length, for completing a course or for spacing regular bricks. Also called queen closure . Cf. king closer .

[ 1835-45 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .