perpend

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈpɛnd/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin perpendere, from per- + pendere (“to weigh”).

Verb

perpend (third-person singular simple present perpends, present participle perpending, simple past and past participle perpended)

  1. (archaic) To ponder, consider.

Etymology 2

From Middle French parpain, see etymology of French parpaing.

Alternative forms

Noun

perpend (plural perpends)

  1. A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness.
  2. A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.

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