ashlar
or ash·ler
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.
Carpentry. a short stud between joists and sloping rafters, especially near the eaves.
to face with ashlars.
Origin of ashlar
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How to use ashlar in a sentence
The name "brick-ashlar" is given to walls faced with ashlar stonework backed in with brickwork.
They were made of rubble ashlar masonry, three feet square and seven feet in height.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles Davisonashlar, masonry consisting of stones squared and smoothed in front and built in regular courses.
He raised his eyes as he spoke to where the walls in question showed their ashlar faces over the trees.
A Laodicean | Thomas HardyIn the interior there is no plaster, but the whole of the church is faced with solid Bath ashlar.
The Church Index | William Pepperell
British Dictionary definitions for ashlar
ashler
/ (ˈæʃlə) /
a block of hewn stone with straight edges for use in building
Also called: ashlar veneer a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall
masonry made of ashlar
Origin of ashlar
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