opus spicatum
Herringbone masonryHerringbone masonry.
Meaning
1 senses(Ancient Rome, uncountable)Herringbone masonry.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin opus spīcātum (literally “spiked work”), from the resemblance to the iBorrowed from Latin opus spīcātum (literally “spiked work”), from the resemblance to the interlocking patterns of grain spikes.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsspicatum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable