ashlar

or ash·ler

[ ash-ler ]
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noun
  1. Masonry.

    • a squared building stone cut more or less true on all faces adjacent to those of other stones so as to permit very thin mortar joints.

    • such stones collectively.

    • masonry made of them.

  2. Carpentry. a short stud between joists and sloping rafters, especially near the eaves.

verb (used with object)
  1. to face with ashlars.

Origin of ashlar

1
1325–75; Middle English ascheler<Middle French aissel(i)er<Latin axillāris, equivalent to axill(a) (axis board, plank, axis1 + -illa diminutive suffix) + -āris-ar1; cf. -ar2

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British Dictionary definitions for ashlar

ashlar

ashler

/ (ˈæʃlə) /


noun
  1. a block of hewn stone with straight edges for use in building

  2. Also called: ashlar veneer a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall

  1. masonry made of ashlar

Origin of ashlar

1
C14: from Old French aisselier crossbeam, from ais board, from Latin axis axletree; see axis 1

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