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herringbone bond

A brick wall bond with concealed diagonal headers laid at right angles to each other in a herringbone pattern. See also: Bond
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herringbone bond

In masonry, a type of raking bond in which the rows of headers are laid at right angles to each other so as to form, in plan, a series of zigzags.
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