heart-bondn.
/ˈhɑːtbɒnd/, U.S. /ˈhɑrtˌbɑnd/ 1. Bricklaying. A type of bond (bond n.1 13a) in which two headers (header n. 5a) in opposite faces of a wall meet within the centre of the wall, with another header covering the join between them. Now rare.
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1819 P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. II. 78/1 Heart-bond, in masonry, the lapping of one stone over two others, which together make the breadth of the wall.
1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. at Bond Heart bond is when two stones which appear in the front and rear of a wall meet in the centre of it, and when a third stone is placed over the joint, in order to bind the facing and backing together.
1860–4 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Heart-bond, the construction of walling in which two stones side by side form the width of the wall, and a third stone of an equal breadth is put over the joint in the course above.
1901 R. Sturgis Dict. Archit. I. 327 (caption) The thin course of headers are through stones and form a heart bond with the stones, above and below, which meet at the centre of the wall.
2. A union of hearts; a strong spiritual or emotional connection. Also (occasionally): a betrothal, an engagement.
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1840 Catholic Mag. Aug. 452 Those minute points of discipline which were meant to be not only a test of like faith, but also a heart-bond of union.
1887 W. S. Gilbert Ruddigore 32 Our plighted heart-bond gently bless.
a1916 J. London Michael, Brother of Jerry (1917) xxxii. 288 Of course, there was no heart-bond between them. Henderson was master. Michael was Henderson's chattel.
1997 B. S. Brisson Such is Way of World p. xi I knew that in long time marriages or relationships a heart bond or heart connection grows that transcends time and space.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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