stonework B2 Topic:Nature & Landscape Also spelled stone-work Freq #61371 Meanings 1 noun The parts of a building made of stone. The cathedral's carved stonework has lasted for centuries. 2 noun The skill or craft of building with stone. He learned stonework from his grandfather. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the parts of a building... masonry 2 noun · the skill or craft of... masonrystonecraft Etymology AI details From Middle English stonewerk, stonwerk, ston-werke, stoonwerk, from Old English stānweorc; equivalent to stone + -work. stonewerk Middle English stānweorc Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stonework **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **Frequency rank:** 61371 ## Meanings 1. The parts of a building made of stone. 2. The skill or craft of building with stone. ## Examples - The cathedral's carved stonework has lasted for centuries. - He learned stonework from his grandfather. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: stonewerk - Root: stānweorc ## Etymology From Middle English stonewerk, stonwerk, ston-werke, stoonwerk, from Old English stānweorc; equivalent to stone + -work. ## AI Etymology Stonework is from Middle English stonewerk, stonwerk, ston-werke, stoonwerk, from Old English stānweorc; equivalent to stone + -work. In present-day use, it can mean the parts of a building made of stone, or the skill or craft of building with stone. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown