Definition of masonry

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Masonry (n.) 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..

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Antimason :: Antimason (n.) One opposed to Freemasonry.
Counterfort :: Counterfort (n.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall.
Blocage :: Blocage (n.) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry..
Bone :: Bone (v. t.) To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and surveying..
Freemasonry :: Freemasonry (n.) The institutions or the practices of freemasons.
Vault :: Vault (n.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy..
Masonry :: Masonry (n.) The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry..
Nogging :: Nogging (v. t.) Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building..
Masonry :: Masonry (n.) 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..
Moellon :: Moellon (n.) Rubble masonry.
Masonry :: Masonry (n.) The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry..
Boss :: Boss (n.) A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder..
Foundation :: Foundation (n.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry..
Pier :: Pier (n.) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
Ashler :: Ashler (n.) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone..
Jump :: Jump (n.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
Martello Tower :: Martello tower () A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction..
Backjoint :: Backjoint (n.) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
Rubblework :: Rubblework (n.) Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and shape.
Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways..
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