masonry

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Etymology

From French maçonnerie.

Noun

masonry (countable and uncountable; plural masonries)

1. The art or occupation of a mason.
2. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.
3. That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.
4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.

Synonyms

• stonecraft

Translations

art or occupation of a mason

Basque: igeltserotza (eu) Czech: zednictví (cs) n. Finnish: muurarius (fi)

Hungarian: kőművesség (hu) Spanish: albañilería (es)

work or performance of a mason

Finnish: muuraus (fi), kivityö (fi)

that which is built by a mason

Finnish: kivityö (fi)

Greek: λιθοδομή (el) (lithodomí) f.

freemasonry

Finnish: vapaamuurarius (fi)

Greek: ελευθεροτεκτονισμός (el) (eleftherotektonismós) m.

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Chinese: 石工技藝