masonry

3 definitions found

masonry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Masonry \Ma"son*ry\, n. [F. ma[,c]onnerie.]
     1. The art or occupation of a mason.
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     2. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad
        masonry; skillful masonry.
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     3. 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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     4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons;
        freemasonry.
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masonry - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  masonry
      n 1: structure built of stone or brick by a mason
      2: Freemasons collectively [syn: Freemasonry, Masonry]
      3: the craft of a mason

masonry - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "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