"wythe" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain.\n* Perhaps an alteration of width.\n* Perhaps related to withe (“flexible twig; band of twigs”), from Old English wiþþe (“tie, band”).\nThe chimney-partition sense may derive from the fact that a single wythe or thickness of brick has often been used for such partitions.",
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          "text": "That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load.",
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        "A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness."
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        "(masonry) A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness."
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          "ref": "1986, Jack Payne Jones, Handbook of Construction Contracting: Plans, specs, building, Craftsman Book Company, →ISBN, page 373:",
          "text": "A chimney runs from the base of the first flue liner to the top of the last flue liner, or to any rain cap above it. Attach single-wythe chimneys to the house.",
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          "ref": "2003, Carson Dunlop, Principles of Home Inspection: Chimneys & wood heating, Dearborn Real Estate, →ISBN, page 30:",
          "text": "[…] Where there is more than one flue, there is usually a single wythe of masonry separating the flues. Particularly on older chimneys with poor or missing caps, this wythe of brick dividing the flues may be[…]",
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        "A partition between flues in a chimney."
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        "(architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney."
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      "ipa": "/waɪθ/"
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      "ipa": "/wɪθ/"
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      "ipa": "/wɪð/"
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      "rhymes": "-aɪθ"
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Carson Dunlop, Principles of Home Inspection: Chimneys & wood heating, Dearborn Real Estate, →ISBN, page 30:",
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        "(architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney."
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