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Wythe vs Withe - What's the difference?

wythe | withe |

As nouns the difference between wythe and withe

is that wythe is a unit of thickness in masonry construction defined by the quantity of masonry units 4" or greater while withe is a flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

As a verb withe is

to bind with withes.

wythe

English

(wikipedia wythe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unit of thickness in masonry construction defined by the quantity of masonry units 4" or greater.
  • :That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load .

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    withe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
  • * 1997': Perhaps indifferent to their social Rejection, he sets to work separating his Tree into Poles, Sticks, and '''Withes , and placing them wherever in the Structures of Dam or Lodge he feels they need to go. — Thomas Pynchon, ''Mason & Dixon
  • (nautical) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured.
  • (architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.

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    (with)
  • To bind with s.
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  • To beat with s.
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