Respond

Respond

A respond is a half-pier or half-pillar which is bonded into a wall and designed to carry the springer at one end of an arch.

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Famous quotes containing the word respond:

    We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife.
    David Mamet (b. 1947)

    Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, once asked, “How shall we respond to the dreams of youth?” It is a dazzling and elegant question, a question that demands an answer—a range of answers, really, spiraling outward in widening circles.
    William Ayers, U.S. author. To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher, ch. 7 (1993)

    Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth.
    Bible: Hebrew Eli, in 1 Samuel, 3:9.

    Advice to Samuel, on how to respond to God’s call.