masonry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

masonry
    n 1: structure built of stone or brick by a mason
    2: Freemasons collectively [syn: {Freemasonry}, {Masonry}]
    3: the craft of a mason

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Masonry \Ma"son*ry\, n. [F. ma[,c]onnerie.]
   1. The art or occupation of a mason.
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   2. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad
      masonry; skillful masonry.
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   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.
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   4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons;
      freemasonry.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "masonry":
      adobe, ashlar, brick, bricks and mortar, cement, clinker, concrete,
      covering materials, ferroconcrete, firebrick, flag, flagstone,
      flooring, lath and plaster, mortar, pavement, paving,
      paving material, plasters, prestressed concrete, roofage, roofing,
      siding, stone, tile, tiling, walling