masonry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English masonry, masonrie, partly from Old French maçonerie and partly from mason + -ry.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The art or occupation of a mason.
He studied masonry for five years.
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(countable, uncountable) The work or performance of a mason.
The masonry was exquisite.
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(countable, uncountable) That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.
The masonry was cracked.
Many houses built between the Civil War and 1940 have masonry walls, usually of brick, with the inside surfaces covered by a layer of plaster.
1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 56:
- (countable, uncountable) The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| masonries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
masonry veneer · Speculative Masonry · masonrylike · stonemasonry · Freemasonry · Operative Masonry · masonry layout · masonry heater · monumental masonry · antimasonry · masonried · concrete masonry unit · masonry cement
Synonyms
Translations (78)
sk murovanie (work or performance of a mason) · de Maurerhandwerk (art or occupation of a mason) · ru ка́менная кла́дка (art or occupation of a mason) · ca maçoneria (that which is built by a mason) · pl murarstwo (art or occupation of a mason) · el λιθοδομή (that which is built by a mason) · pl wolnomularstwo (Freemasonry) · el ελευθεροτεκτονισμός (Freemasonry) · fi muuraustyö (work or performance of a mason) · sk murárčina (that which is built by a mason) · bg зидария (that which is built by a mason) · nrf machon'nie (work or performance of a mason) · ka კალატოზობა (art or occupation of a mason) · de Gemäuer (that which is built by a mason) · it muratura (art or occupation of a mason) · sk murárčina (art or occupation of a mason) · hu kőművesmunka (that which is built by a mason) · sk slobodomurárstvo (Freemasonry) · fr maçonnerie (that which is built by a mason) · fi muurarius (art or occupation of a mason) · hi राजगीरी (art or occupation of a mason) · es albañilería (art or occupation of a mason) · es mampostería (work or performance of a mason) · ja 石工職人 (art or occupation of a mason) · fi muuraus (work or performance of a mason) · nrf machon'nie (art or occupation of a mason) · fi vapaamuurarius (Freemasonry) · de Mauerwerk (that which is built by a mason) · sk murárske dielo (that which is built by a mason) · hu falazás (work or performance of a mason) · hu kőművesség (art or occupation of a mason) · be каме́нная кла́дка (art or occupation of a mason) · hu szabadkőművesség (Freemasonry) · hu építmény (that which is built by a mason) · fi kivityö (work or performance of a mason) · cs zednictví (art or occupation of a mason) · scn muratura (that which is built by a mason) · hu fal (that which is built by a mason) · ota دیوارجیلق (art or occupation of a mason) · uk кам'яна́ кла́дка (art or occupation of a mason) · oc maçonariá (art or occupation of a mason) · pl kamieniarstwo (art or occupation of a mason) · ja フリーメイソン (Freemasonry) · pt alvenaria (art or occupation of a mason) · bg зидарство (art or occupation of a mason) · pl murarstwo (work or performance of a mason) · hu falazat (that which is built by a mason) · ota دیوارجیلق (work or performance of a mason) · nb murverk (that which is built by a mason) · sk murárstvo (art or occupation of a mason) · de Mauern (work or performance of a mason) · mk ѕидарство (art or occupation of a mason) · nn murverk (that which is built by a mason) · pt maçonaria (Freemasonry) · hu kőművesmunka (work or performance of a mason) · pt alvenaria (that which is built by a mason) · pl kamieniarstwo (work or performance of a mason) · bg масонство (Freemasonry) · ja 石造建築物 (that which is built by a mason) · eu igeltserotza (art or occupation of a mason) · fr maçonnerie (Freemasonry) · ja 石匠 (work or performance of a mason) · hu vakolat (that which is built by a mason) · hu vakolás (work or performance of a mason) · bg зидария (work or performance of a mason) · tr duvarcılık (art or occupation of a mason) · scn muratura (art or occupation of a mason) · tr duvarcılık (work or performance of a mason) · sk murárčina (work or performance of a mason) · hu falazás (that which is built by a mason) · ca maçoneria (art or occupation of a mason) · gu કડિયાકામ (art or occupation of a mason) · pl masoneria (Freemasonry) · pl konstrukcja murowana (that which is built by a mason) · gu કડિયાકામ (work or performance of a mason) · fr maçonnerie (art or occupation of a mason) · fi kivityö (that which is built by a mason) · ja 石造技術 (art or occupation of a mason)