perpend

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pəˈpɛnd/
• (GA) IPA: /pɚˈpɛnd/

Verb

perpend (perpends, present participle perpending; past and past participle perpended)

1. (archaic) To ponder, consider.
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, II:1, ll. 104-15:

     […] Perpend, / I have a daughter - have while she is mine […]

Noun

perpend (plural perpends)

1. A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness.
2. A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.

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