ashlar
Example Sentences
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Vitruvius would have had them rounded and of cut stone; those of Pompeii are of quarried stone, and in small rough ashlars, stuck together with mortar.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc
The plaza was surrounded by long, thatched buildings of adobe and stone, mostly of rough ashlars.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
Joseph enumerated the beams, joists, ashlars, and the iron-work, and volubly praised the old domain.
From File No. 113 by Gaboriau, Émile
They were probably used by the ancient masons in order to secure a better hold when finally adjusting the ashlars with small crowbars.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
The faces of the ashlars are nicely finished except for several rough bosses or nubbins.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
