1. A financial guarantee by a surety company that work will be completed as described in a contract. Also see bid bond, completion bond, contract bond, labor and material payment bond, performance bond, surety bond.
2. The adhesive strength that prevents delamination of the plies of a built-up roofing membrane.
3. The union of materials by their adhesive or cohesive properties.
4. An arrangement of masonry units (headers and stretchers) laid in a pattern that provides a brick wall with strength, stability, and in some cases, beauty, depending on the pattern.
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