The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · S

Stretcher

Also called stretchers

A brick or stone laid with its length along the wall, so that its long side shows on the face.

See also: Header

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters Walls and Openings.

Nearby in the glossary

Step rings · Stilted arch · Stoa · Stomion · Stroll garden · Stupa · Stupi · Stylobate