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masonry
[ mey-suhn-ree ]
noun
- the craft or occupation of a mason.
- work constructed by a mason, especially stonework:
the crumbling masonry of ancient walls.
- (initial capital letter) Freemasonry.
masonry
/ ˈmeɪsənrɪ /
noun
- the craft of a mason
- work that is built by a mason; stonework or brickwork
- often capital short for Freemasonry
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Princess Anne was almost hit by falling masonry as she got out of her car at Buckingham Palace just a few years ago.
Over the years, stone slabs and masonry replaced the barbed wire.
Rare and beautiful birds came and watched the barefooted children as they scurried around, building their wall of masonry.
At B will be observed the employment of masonry to strengthen the crumbling walls of the friable tufa.
Several of the loculi, it will be perceived, are built of masonry, in consequence of the crumbling nature of the soil.
The original steps were covered with marble, but they were afterwards restored with masonry.
The principal entrance is an open chamber, originally vaulted, with a floor of black and white mosaic and walls of masonry.
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