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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">bonds</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>common bond</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>English bond</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Flemish bond</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>running bond</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>stack bond</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>monk bonds</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>masonry facing</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>masonry</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>masonry construction</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>surface covering processes and techniques</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bond</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>masonry bonds</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Methods by which masonry units, such as bricks or stones, are interlocked or joined through adhesion of mortar to the bricks. Bonds may be identified and referenced by the pattern on the surface of the masonry. For the process focusing on facing patterns, often in reference to ancient patterns, use children of "masonry facing (process)," although meaning overlaps. ]]></note></mads>