tuck pointing

tuck pointing
tuck-pointer, n.
pointing that has an ornamental fillet of putty, lime, or chalk projecting from the mortar joint. Also called tuck and pat pointing.
[1880-85]

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  • bastard pointing — Masonry. an imitation of tuck pointing, having a fillet made from the mortar of the joint. * * * …   Universalium

  • bastard pointing — Masonry. an imitation of tuck pointing, having a fillet made from the mortar of the joint …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Tuckpointing — one colour matching the bricks themselves, to give an artificial impression that very fine joints have been made.HistoryThe method was developed in England in the nineteenth century to imitate brickwork constructed using rubbed bricks (or rubbers …   Wikipedia

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