ashlar

or ash·ler

[ ash-ler ]

/ ˈæʃ lər /

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noun

Masonry.

a squared building stone cut more or less true on all faces adjacent to those of other stones so as to permit very thin mortar joints.
such stones collectively.
masonry made of them.

Carpentry. a short stud between joists and sloping rafters, especially near the eaves.

verb (used with object)

to face with ashlars.

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Origin of ashlar

1325–75; Middle English ascheler<Middle French aissel(i)er<Latin axillāris, equivalent to axill(a) (axis board, plank, axis¹ + -illa diminutive suffix) + -āris-ar¹; cf. -ar²

Words nearby ashlar

Ashkenazim, Ashkenazy, ashkey, Ashkhabad, Ashland, ashlar, ashlaring, ashlar line, Ashley, ashman, Ashmolean Museum

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How to use ashlar in a sentence

The name "brick-ashlar" is given to walls faced with ashlar stonework backed in with brickwork.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
They were made of rubble ashlar masonry, three feet square and seven feet in height.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
Ashlar, masonry consisting of stones squared and smoothed in front and built in regular courses.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
He raised his eyes as he spoke to where the walls in question showed their ashlar faces over the trees.
A Laodicean|Thomas Hardy

In the interior there is no plaster, but the whole of the church is faced with solid Bath ashlar.
The Church Index|William Pepperell

British Dictionary definitions for ashlar

ashlar

ashler

/ (ˈæʃlə) /

noun

a block of hewn stone with straight edges for use in building

Also called: ashlar veneer a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall

masonry made of ashlar

Word Origin for ashlar

C14: from Old French aisselier crossbeam, from ais board, from Latin axis axletree; see axis 1

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ashlar

or ash·ler

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British Dictionary definitions for ashlar

ashler

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