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closer [′klō·zər] (civil engineering) In masonry work, the last brick or other masonry component that is laid in a horizontal course. Also known as closure. A stone course that extends from one windowsill to another. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But the Tree cried to the Nightingale to press closer against the thorn. The wind is south-south-west, and we can have her up four points closer to the wind, and still be six points off the wind. For more than ten years an interminable lawsuit coiled itself closer and closer round the place, sequestering it from human habitation, and even from human approach. |
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