{ } n. 1. The act of bedding ashlar in mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Carp.) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See Ashlar, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]