opus quadratum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ancient Roman construction technique in which squared blocks of stone of the same height were set in parallel courses, most often without the use of mortar.

Word forms

opus quadratum

Etymology

From Latin [Term?] (literally “squared work”).

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