Masonry
['meɪs(ə)nrɪ] or ['mesənri]
Definition
(noun.) the craft of a mason.
(noun.) structure built of stone or brick by a mason.
Edited by ELLA--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The art or occupation of a mason.
(n.) The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful 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.
(n.) The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.
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Examples
- The house of Lazarus is a three-story edifice, of stone masonry, but the accumulated rubbish of ages has buried all of it but the upper story. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There are over 50,000 tons of steel in the superstructure, and about 140,000 cubic yards of masonry and concrete in the foundation piers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The outer masonry walls are built around the skeleton frame, as seen in Fig. 236, and the details of connections for the floor members appear in Fig. 237. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is erected on a solid masonry pillar 14 by 7 feet at the base, which carries on its top, on trunnions, an oak beam 20 feet long and 12 by 14 inches thick. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Outside was a considerable yard full of monumental masonry. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Lighthouses are also distinguished from those of preceding centuries by the substitution of iron and cast steel for masonry. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Then with his lens he tested the hinges, but they were of solid iron, built firmly into the massive masonry. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Only one other masonry arch has ever been built which equalled this in size. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The tube was raised by successive lifts of 6 feet each, and, as it was lifted, the space was built in with masonry for its ultimate bearing. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- It is a thousand feet long and two hundred wide, all of the most symmetrical, and at the same time the most ponderous masonry. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The bullet striking the wooden casing of the window exploded, blowing a hole completely through the wood and masonry. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Cabin John (Washington Aqueduct) Bridge finished (longest masonry span in the world). Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Three balanced cantilevers are employed, poised on four gigantic steel tube legs supported on four huge masonry piers. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This rests on a masonry foundation, which forms the tomb of James Lick, its founder. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The condenser stood in a large cold-water cistern, and the weight of the masonry and the cistern greatly detracted from the boat’s buoyancy. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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