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Underpin :: Underpin (v. t.) To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest..

Counterfort :: Counterfort (n.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall.

Ashler :: Ashler (n.) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone..

Slatt :: Slatt (n.) A slab of stone used as a veneer for coarse masonry.

Gather :: Gather (n.) The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See Gather, v. t., 7..

Culvert :: Culvert (n.) A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road, railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge..

Antimasonry :: Antimasonry (n.) Opposition to Freemasonry.

Pier :: Pier (n.) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.

Coping :: Coping (n.) The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping..

Render :: Render (v. t.) To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath..

Mole :: Mole (n.) A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself..

Masonry :: Masonry (n.) The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry..

Masonry :: Masonry (n.) The art or occupation of a mason.

Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used..

Wharf :: Wharf (n.) A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier..

Rite :: Rite (n.) The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry..

Podium :: Podium (n.) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers..

Vault :: Vault (n.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy..

Dam :: Dam (n.) A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing water..

Jump :: Jump (n.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

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