ashlaring

[ash-ler-ing]

noun

ashlar(def 1b).

Origin of ashlaring

First recorded in 1725–35; ashlar + -ing¹

ashlar

or ash·ler

[ash-ler]

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.

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

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British Dictionary definitions for ashlaring

ashlaring

noun

ashlars collectively

a number of short upright boards forming the wall of a garret, cutting off the acute angle between the rafters and the floor

ashlar

ashler

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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Word Origin and History for ashlaring

ashlar

late 14c., "square stone for building or paving," from Old French aiseler, from Latin axillaris, from axilla, diminutive of axis "board, plank," which is perhaps not the same axis that means "axle." The stone sense is peculiar to English.