stonework
Americannoun
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any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
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the techniques, processes, work, or art of dressing, setting, or designing in stone.
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(usually used with a singular verb) Usually stoneworks. a place where stone is dressed, as for building.
noun
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any structure or part of a building made of stone
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the process of dressing or setting stones
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Etymology
Origin of stonework
before 1000; Middle English stoonwerk, Old English stānweorc. See stone, work
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The violin invites us to look past the ruined stonework to a truer Scotland, one accessible only through its music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
He said he would have liked to see the council consider closing the road at night or using a cherry-picker to carry out the stonework improvements.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
“Three days ago, while admiring the stonework, I happened to notice a huge gash in the limestone that extended more than 25 yards long. It was deep and nasty!” he wrote.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
So Underwood redesigned the structure, creating a more rustic lodge out of the original stonework, perched on the very edge of the canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
The place seemed to be a geometrically reconfigured 1960s bachelor pad, with open stonework, pile carpeting, and magnificently ugly mushroom-shaped stained glass lampshades.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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