Long-and-short work
[lawng-uh n-shawrt, long-] /ˈlɔŋ ənˈʃɔrt, ˈlɒŋ-/
noun, Masonry.
1.
an arrangement of rectangular quoins or jambstones set alternately vertically and horizontally.
noun
1.
(architect) the alternation in masonry of vertical and horizontal blocks of stone
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