stonework

[ stohn-wurk ]

/ ˈstoʊnˌwɜrk /

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noun

any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.

the techniques, processes, work, or art of dressing, setting, or designing in stone.

Usually stoneworks. (usually used with a singular verb) a place where stone is dressed, as for building.

Nearby words

stonewall riot, stonewalling, stoneware, stonewash, stonewashed, stonework, stonewort, stoney, stoney creek, stonington, stonk

Origin of stonework

before 1000; Middle English stoonwerk, Old English stānweorc. See stone, work

Related forms

stone·work·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for stonework

The stonework of one of the windows was broken, and two or three stones in the wall cracked.
Rujub, the Juggler|G. A. Henty
Paris, with its chaotic maze of stonework, shone as though under glass.
A Love Episode|Emile Zola
The opposite side was of stonework, and rose six feet above the water.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty
Down the walls of each of our rooms ran a flue in the stonework, intended to drain the earth above the rooms.
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans

It was walled with stonework, well cemented, and there were two or three small windows at the sides.
The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise|Margaret Burnham

British Dictionary definitions for stonework

stonework

/ (ˈstəʊnˌwɜːk) /

noun

any structure or part of a building made of stone

the process of dressing or setting stones

Derived Forms

stoneworker, noun

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stonework

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Examples from the Web for stonework

British Dictionary definitions for stonework

stonework

noun

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