Garden wall, usually aligned east-west so that one side faces south, on a plan of elongated S-shaped curves joined in a continuous ribbon or serpentine form that stiffens the wall, enabling it to be less thick than a straight wall would have to be for stability, and removing the need for buttresses. (Curl & Wilson, 2016)
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