stonework

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The parts of a building made of stone.

   The cathedral's carved stonework has lasted for centuries.

2. 2
   noun

   The skill or craft of building with stone.

   He learned stonework from his grandfather.

From Middle English stonewerk, stonwerk, ston-werke, stoonwerk, from Old English stānweorc; equivalent to stone + -work.

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