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masonry

[may-suhn-ree] / ˈmeɪ sən ri /
NOUN
craft of mason
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Residents of Perth have also been asked to look out for more masonry that had survived and been reused.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Covering the top of the drain were flat stones, which are believed to be medieval masonry.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Richmond has this really sort of amazing legacy of masonry and brick facades,” Diamond said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

Only a few lamps were on in the streets, hanging from masonry arches above the alleyways.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

The portals of the palaces of Venice have one or other of these masonries, almost without exception.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin

Stately masonries, longdrawn arches, cloisters, sounding aisles buttress it, begirdle it far and wide.

From Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle

The speaker was a man named Jack Stagg, with whom Jude had formerly worked in repairing the college masonries; Tinker Taylor was seen to be standing near.

From Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Some time later he went to a church-builder in the same place, and under the architect's direction became handy at restoring the dilapidated masonries of several village churches round about.

From Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Stately masonries, long-drawn arches, cloisters, sounding aisles buttress it, begirdle it far and wide.

From Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. by Thomas Carlyle


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