Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
withe .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) Same as
withe , n., 4.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A unit of thickness in
masonry construction defined by the quantity of masonry units 4" or greater.
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Examples
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Many brick manufacturers provide larger brick sizes to be used in a single wythe layer for load bearing.
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Many brick manufacturers provide larger brick sizes to be used in a single wythe layer for load bearing.
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Wyllyamm wythe myghte hys bowe enyronn'd [52] plies [53]; 50
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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I wythe thie bloude woulde scorne to foul mie sworde,
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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Nowe commest thou to mee wythe starrie lyghte; 395
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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The shyppes sayle, boleynge [16] wythe the kyndelie ayre,
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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Depycte wythe skylledd honde upponn thie wyde aumere.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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That I wythe voice alowde maie there upon 'em calle?
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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Champyons, whose bloude wylle wythe thie waterres flowe,
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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Or wythe oure fallen knyghtes be menged onne the plain.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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