Em-plec'tion or Em-plec'ton, n.

n. [Fr. & Lat. emplecton, Gr. ἐμ-πλεκτον, from ἐμπλεκτος, interwoven, from ἐμπλέκειν, to plait or weave in, from ἐν, for ἐν, in, and πλέκειν, to twist, weave.] (Arch.) A method of constructing walls with wrought stones in front, and with rough stones in the interior. Gwilt.