perbend

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perbend - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Perbend \Per"bend\, n.
     See Perpender.
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  Perpender \Per*pend"er\, n. [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of
     uncertain origin.] (Masonry)
     A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both
     sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also
     perbend, perpend stone, and perpent stone.
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