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masonry
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun masonry has 3 senses
- masonry(n = noun.artifact) Array - structure built of stone or brick by a mason; Array has particulars: brickwork, dry masonry, stonework
- masonry(n = noun.group) freemasonry - Freemasons collectively; Array is a kind of secret society
- masonry(n = noun.act) Array - the craft of a mason; Array is a kind of craft, trade
is a kind of construction, structure
has particulars: bricklaying
is a part of building, construction
CIDE DICTIONARY
masonry, n. [F. maçonnerie.].
- The art or occupation of a mason. [1913 Webster]
- The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster] - The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
masonry, n.
1 a the work of a mason. b stonework.
2 (Masonry) Freemasonry.
1 a the work of a mason. b stonework.
2 (Masonry) Freemasonry.
Etymology
ME f. OF ma{ccedil}onerie (as MASON)
THESAURUS
masonry
adobe, ashlar, brick, bricks and mortar, cement, clinker, concrete, covering materials, ferroconcrete, firebrick, flag, flagstone, flooring, lath and plaster, mortar, pavement, paving, paving material, plasters, prestressed concrete, roofage, roofing, siding, stone, tile, tiling, walling
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