ashlar
Precise cut stone
Ashlar is stone that has been cut and dressed with squared edges for use in building walls.
Unlike rough fieldstone or rubble, ashlar creates smooth, regular surfaces with tight joints.
The term also describes masonry constructed from such stones: The cathedral's ashlar facade contrasted with the rougher stonework of older buildings.
Building with mortared blocks
- freestoneFlesh parts from pit
- quoinAngled masonry block
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- rusticationExpulsion to the country
coursing · dressing · hewn · squared · facing · veneer · cladding · walling
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- travertineLimestone from thermal springs
slate · basalt · gneiss · dolomite · freestone · Portland · Bath · brownstone
Wearing garments
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- pitchedTossed or angled
- frostedCovered with icy film
- tooledDrove in a leisurely way
pecked · brushed · honed · polished · rusticated · chamfered · beveled · margined
Underlying support structure
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- coursedMoved swiftly along
- randomOccurring without pattern
- brokenDamaged beyond function
stack · bond · pattern · load-bearing · structural · facing · cladding · veneer
Deceptive outward appearance
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- lintelBeam over an opening
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- plinthArchitectural support block
pilaster · pediment · architrave · entablature · colonnade · portico · balustrade · parapet
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
rustication · coursing · dressing · hewn · squared · facing · veneer · cladding · walling · blockwork
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
travertine · slate · basalt · gneiss · dolomite · freestone · Portland · Bath · brownstone · bluestone
dressed
Wearing garments
tooled · pecked · brushed · honed · polished · rusticated · chamfered · beveled · margined · drafted
foundation
Underlying support structure
broken · stack · bond · pattern · load-bearing · structural · facing · cladding · veneer · restoration
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
plinth · pilaster · pediment · architrave · entablature · colonnade · portico · balustrade · parapet · buttress
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- masonrymason, brick, bricks, stone, mortar
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