<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">weather joints</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>mortar joints</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>joints, weather</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>weather joint</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Mortar joints that are angled in cross-section, recessed increasingly from the bottom to the top of the joint. The effect is a straight, inclined surface that catches the light and gives the brickwork a neat, ordered appearance ]]></note></mads>