Home › Words › E › emplectonemplectonemplecton means A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.EtymologyFrench or Latin emplecton, from Ancient Greek ἐμπλέκω (emplékō, “to plait or weave in”); ἐν (en, “in”) + πλέκω (plékō, “to twist, weave”).nounA kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.inbond 55% match — Of a brick or stone: laid with its length across the thickness of a wall. vs emplecton →imbrication 54% match — A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish. vs emplecton →enrockment 54% match — A layer of stones and rocks lying on the bottom of a sea or lake that provides the base for a pier or breakwater. vs emplecton →imbricated 53% match — Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined. vs emplecton →encorbelment 53% match — Corbelling. vs emplecton →outbond 53% match — Of a brick or stone: laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall. vs emplecton →galletting 53% match — The insertion of flint fillets into the joints of masonry. vs emplecton →amplection 52% match — An embrace. vs emplecton →