masonry
pronunciation
How to pronounce masonry in British English:
UK [ˈmeɪsənri]
How to pronounce masonry in American English:
US [ˈmesənri]
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- Noun:
- structure built of stone or brick by a mason
- the craft of a mason
Word Origin
- masonry (n.)
- "stonework," mid-14c., from Old French maçonerie (14c.), from maçon (see mason).
Example
- 1. Why are you in the masonry section ?
- 2. He classified the bigger quake as moderate and said it could cause structural damage to older buildings and masonry .
- 3. Visual effects experts scanned the model and then scanned surfaces of real buildings , including cracks and crumbling masonry .
- 4. While oslo police have provided few details about mr. breivik 's possible motives and background , mr. breivik described himself on a now-shut facebook page as a christian conservative with hobbies in hunting and free masonry .
- 5. Nevertheless , the timing of the quake is thought to have saved lives because more may well have died had they been hit by falling masonry or trapped in some of the high-rise buildings that toppled over .