Emplecton

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emplecton \Em*plec"ton\, n. [F. or L. emplecton, fr. Gr. ?, fr.
     ? interwoven, fr. ? to plait or weave in; ? in + ? to twist,
     weave.]
     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. [R.]


     --Weale.
     [1913 Webster]