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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">mortar joints</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>rough-cut joints</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>shoved joints</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tooled joints</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>extruded joints</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>weather joints</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>masonry joints by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>joints, mortar</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mortar joint</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Joints comprising the spaces between bricks, concrete blocks, or glass blocks, that are filled with mortar or grout. Mortar joints can be made in a series of different fashions. ]]></note></mads>