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King Closers: It is obtained by cutting the triangular piece
between the center of one end and the center of the other
side. It has half header and half stretcher face.

Bevelled closers: It is a special form of a king closer in
which the whole length of the brick is bevelled in such a
way that half width is maintained at one end and full width
is maintained at other end.

Mitered closers: It is a portion of a brick whose one end is
cut splayed or mitered for full width. The angle of splay
may vary from 45 to 60 .
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Bat: It is a portion of a brick cut across the width. If the
length of brick is half the length of original brick it is known
as half bat. A quarter or three quarter bat is the one having
its length equal to half or three quarter of the length of full
brick respectively

Full Brick Three Quarter Bat Bevelled Closer

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