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ma·son·ry

(mā′sən-rē)

n. pl. ma·son·ries

a. The trade of a mason.

b. Work done by a mason.

c. Stonework or brickwork.

2. Masonry Freemasonry.

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masonry

(ˈmeɪsənrɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Building) the craft of a mason

2. (Building) work that is built by a mason; stonework or brickwork

3. (often capital) short for Freemasonry

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ma•son•ry

(ˈmeɪ sən ri)

n., pl. -ries.

1. work constructed by a mason, esp. stonework.

2. the craft or occupation of a mason.

3. (cap.) Freemasonry (def. 2).

[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French]

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Noun	1.	masonry - structure built of stone or brick by a mason brickwork - masonry done with bricks and mortar dry masonry - masonry without mortar stonework - masonry done with stone structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
	2.	Masonry - Freemasons collectively Freemasonry secret society - a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers Freemason, Mason - a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
	3.	masonry - the craft of a mason craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" bricklaying - the craft of laying bricks building, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall" render - coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den" render-set - cover with two coats of plaster; "render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth" parget - apply ornamental plaster to mud - plaster with mud float - make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster" skimcoat - coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle; "he skimcoated the drywall" mortar - plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"

Translations

بِناء

zdivozednictví

murværk

τεκτονισμός μασονία

albañilería

maconnerie

falazat

múrhleîsla, steinhleîsla; múrverk

muratura arte muraria massoneria

murerarbeid murverk

murivo

taş duvarcılıktaş işi

石造建筑

masonry

[ˈmeɪsnrɪ] N

1. (= building trade) → albañilería f

2. (= stonework) → mampostería f

3. (= rubble) → escombros mpl

4. (= freemasonry) → masonería f, francmasonería f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

masonry

[ˈmeɪsənri] n → maçonnerie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

masonry

(= stonework) → Mauerwerk nt

(= free masonry) → Freimaurerei f, → Freimaurertum nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

masonry

[ˈmeɪsnrɪ] n

a. (stonework) → muratura; (skill) → arte f muratoria

b. (also freemasonry) → massoneria

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mason

(ˈmeisn) noun

(usually ˈstonemason) a skilled worker or builder in stone.

ˈmasonry noun

stone(work). He was killed by falling masonry.

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She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

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The floor was of concrete, the walls of the dry masonry that marked the method of construction above ground.

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He had gone forward but a short distance, when, to his chagrin, a wall of masonry barred his farther progress, closing the tunnel completely from top to bottom and from side to side.

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There was one place where an eighteen-inch breadth of light masonry had been added to the verge of the path, and as there was a very sharp turn here, a panel of fencing had been set up there at some time, as a protection.

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It was a wall, seemingly of stone masonry -- very smooth, slimy, and cold.

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The bullet striking the wooden casing of the window exploded, blowing a hole completely through the wood and masonry.

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This gift will be a pledge of your purity of heart to her whom you select to be your worthy helpmeet in Masonry." And after a pause, he added: "But beware, dear brother, that these gloves do not deck hands that are unclean." While the Grand Master said these last words it seemed to Pierre that he grew embarrassed.

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"No, I think of sinking this engine in the earth alone, binding it with hoops of wrought iron, and finally surrounding it with a thick mass of masonry of stone and cement.

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David's Tower was one tottering wall and a scattered mass of masonry.

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I had scarcely laid the first tier of the masonry when I discovered that the intoxication of Fortunato had in a great measure worn off.

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Not a morsel of the masonry of this tomb has been chipped off."

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They are not shells or shafts of stone filled inside with rubbish, but the whole pier is a mass of solid masonry. Vast arches, that may have been the gates of the city, are built in the same way.