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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wythe \Wythe\ (w[imac]th), n. (Naut.). Same as Withe, n., 4.
Wiktionary
n. A unit of thickness in masonry construction defined by the quantity of masonry units 4" or greater.
Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 12744
Land area (2000): 463.242476 sq. miles (1199.792453 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.373093 sq. miles (3.556294 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 464.615569 sq. miles (1203.348747 sq. km)
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.925723 N, 81.082048 W
Headwords:
Wythe, VA
Wythe County
Wythe County, VA
Wikipedia
A wythe is a continuous vertical section of masonry one unit in thickness. A wythe may be independent of, or interlocked with, the adjoining wythe(s). A single wythe of brick that is not structural in nature is referred to as a veneer.
A multiple-wythe masonry wall may be composed of a single type of masonry unit layered to increase its thickness and structural strength, or different masonry units chosen by function, such as an economical concrete block serving a structural purpose and a more expensive brick chosen for its appearance.
A wythe is a continuous vertical section of masonry.
It may also refer to:
- George Wythe, law professor and Declaration of Independence signer
- Wythe County, Virginia, a county named for him
Wythe is a neighborhood in Hampton, Virginia. The Wythe neighborhood is named after one of the original signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, George Wythe. The oldest historic portion of the Wythe neighborhood in Hampton, Va is called Olde Wythe.
Usage examples of "wythe".
Grace paused when she saw Lady Mariel Wythe had turned back to her grim task.
Lady Mariel Wythe entered the room accompanied by another woman and, surprisingly, an enthusiastic spaniel.
Her position as companion to the irascible Lady Mariel Wythe was proclaimed by her severe dress and the conservative style of her iron grey hair.
The idea that the coldly correct Lady Mariel Wythe had given her dog such a charmingly sweet name was amusing.
Mariel Wythe he had not been told about by those eager to introduce him to all the gossip of the shire.
Soon he would learn Mariel Wythe was not like the other ladies of his church.
Anyone but Mariel Wythe would have cringed from accepting this sudden responsibility.
She had been raised by a succession of nannies unable to deal with life in the eccentric Wythe household.
The expression softened as she heard Lady Mariel proudly explain that this was the family crest of the Wythe family.
Phipps often wondered if the creator of that phrase could have guessed Lady Mariel Wythe would embody it four hundred years later.
The Wythe family had been living at Foxbridge Cloister since the early sixteenth century, so there were many pictures to enjoy.
Knowles would use Rosie to rid himself of his frustration with Lady Mariel Wythe was something she had not considered.
He was sure if he asked them in the village, he would hear the story of the night Lorraine Wythe was killed and Mariel hurt.
A parson married to the outspoken, seldom conventional Lady Mariel Wythe was not acceptable to them.
Not every orphan is advanced so quickly in wealth and position to becoming the child of the heir to the Wythe fortune.