Emplectum
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“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
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construction, masonry, bricks, emplectum, emplecton, fortification wall, ashler, rubble workGalleries
Military FortificationSource
William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)
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