perpend

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈpɛnd/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɚˈpɛnd/ Rhymes: -ɛnd === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin perpendere, from per- + pendere (“to weigh”). ==== Verb ==== perpend (third-person singular simple present perpends, present participle perpending, simple past and past participle perpended) (archaic) To ponder, consider. === Etymology 2 === From Middle French parpain, see etymology of French parpaing. ==== Alternative forms ==== parpane, parpen, parpend, parpent, parpoint, perpeyn, perpin ==== Noun ==== perpend (plural perpends) 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. A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course. ===== Derived terms ===== perpend stone === Anagrams === prepend