ashlar

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The syncopation of transparent and opaque windows, alternating with ashlar panels, can suggest the patterns of kente cloth.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

When he began with Bambridge, it took him three days to make an ashlar.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You certainly made a first class job of ashlar work," remarked John.

From The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson

The windows of the ground floor, set in deeply-hewn ashlar work, were cross-barred as those of a prison.

From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas

The name "brick-ashlar" is given to walls faced with ashlar stonework backed in with brickwork.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various