Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The trade of a mason.
- noun Work done by a mason.
- noun Stonework or brickwork.
- noun Freemasonry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art or occupation of a mason; the art of shaping, arranging, and uniting stones or bricks to form walls and other parts of buildings; the skill of a mason.
- noun The work produced by a mason; mason-work; specifically, a construction of dressed or fitted stones and mortar, as distinguished from
brickwork or brick-masonry. - noun The craft or mysteries of freemasons; the principles and practices of freemasons.
- Consisting of masonwork; formed or built of dressed or fitted stones and mortar: as, a masonry fort.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art or occupation of a mason.
- noun The work or performance of a mason
- noun That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.
Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar. - noun The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The art or occupation of a
mason . - noun The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.
- noun That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.
- noun The craft, institution, or mysteries of
Freemasons ;Freemasonry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun structure built of stone or brick by a mason
- noun the craft of a mason
- noun Freemasons collectively
Etymologies
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Examples
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The definition of compressed earth block masonry is specified by the standard «ARS 673: 1996 - Compressed earth blocks - Standard for definition, classification and designation of compressed earth block masonry».
Chapter 6 1998
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The term masonry work covers all types of structures made from stone-Masonry work is used in soil conservation projects for the construction of gully or ravine erosion protection work when the necessary materials are found in adequate quantity close to the site.
1.1. Survey of local conditions and site reconnaissance 1982
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He searched the term masonry construction Seattle in order to find an expert to repair his chimney.
EzineArticles 2010
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In countries that are seismically stable, plain unreinforced masonry is used.
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In countries that are seismically stable, plain unreinforced masonry is used.
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In countries that are seismically stable, plain unreinforced masonry is used.
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In countries that are seismically stable, plain unreinforced masonry is used.
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In countries that are seismically stable, plain unreinforced masonry is used.
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The other slides in the yellow plastic Kodak box are of the last piece of masonry from the last church to fall into the sea from the clifftops.
Husky Voice Peter Ashley 2008
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As the knocks and scrapes of time remove bits of masonry from the facades of buildings, reducing crisp details to a blur, painters add layer on layer to the wood and metalwork, reducing crisp details to a blur.
Off Duty Peter Ashley 2008
Prolagus commented on the word masonry
I just found this interesting masonic dictionary. Time for a new list? Why not...
November 15, 2008
reesetee commented on the word masonry
Good idea!
November 15, 2008
Errrm commented on the word masonry
Masonary - a place where masons are housed, like an apiary.
By the way, there are plenty of masons who spell themselves that way!
September 4, 2014