masonry

[ mey-suhn-ree ]

noun

, plural ma·son·ries.

1. the craft or occupation of a mason.
2. work constructed by a mason, especially stonework:

   the crumbling masonry of ancient walls.

3. (initial capital letter) Freemasonry.

masonry

/ ˈmeɪsənrɪ /

noun

1. the craft of a mason
2. work that is built by a mason; stonework or brickwork
3. often capital short for Freemasonry

Word History and Origins

Origin of masonry¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English masonerie, from Middle French maçonnerie; equivalent to mason + -ery

Example Sentences

Falling masonry instantly killed three firemen in Cheapside Street and 11 firemen and fire salvage men who were tackling the flames at the rear of the building in Warroch Street.

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Moussa Zahran, who lived on one of the upper floors of the apartment building that was hit, said his son and wife were injured by falling masonry.

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Now a pile of mangled steel and masonry lies where a number of residential buildings stood closely together.

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His mother, father and brothers were entombed by the falling masonry.

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The inscription on her headstone had become so illegible that, prompted by a local campaign, masonry restorers were brought in to spruce it up.

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