stonework

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noun Freq #61371

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Constructions made of stone.

    The gate itself has sideposts of rustic stonework, each topped by a large Baroque vase[…]

  2. 2
    noun

    masonry done with stone

  3. 3
    noun

    The skill of constructing with stone.

Etymology

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

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Synonyms
1 noun · constructions made of stone. masonry
3 noun · the skill of constructing... masonrystonecraft

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