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Emplectum
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Description: "That kind of masonry, much used in ancient fortification-walls, etc. in which the outside surfaces on both sides are formed of ashler laid in regular courses, and the inclosed space between them is filled in with rubble-work." -Whitney, 1911
Source: Whitney, William Dwight The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York: The Century Co., 1911) 3: 1904
Keywords: emplectum, emplecton, fortification wall, bricks, masonry, ashler, rubble work, construction
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