• (n.) 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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Per·pend'er noun [ French
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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A perpender (perbend, perpend stone, through or perpent stone) is the name given in masonry to a large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder (a bond stone). The term is also used for a flat gravestone and a stone coffin.
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A stone extending through the thickness of a wall and finished on both ends.
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