masonry
Building with blocks
Masonry is construction using stone, brick, or concrete blocks bonded with mortar.
The word covers both the craft and its products: The old masonry was crumbling.
A mason practices masonry.
Capitalized Masonry refers to Freemasonry, the fraternal organization with its rituals and lodges.
Vertical enclosing structure
- archCurved spanning structure
- columnVertical structural element
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- pierWaterfront landing structure
chimney · foundation · vault · dome · lintel · keystone · pilaster · quoin
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
slate · cobblestone · flagstone · fieldstone · bluestone · ashlar · quarry · mortar
Flat blade for spreading
- chiselEdged carving implement
- jointerBoard-flattening machine
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- plumblineTool indicating true vertical
hammer · mallet · bolster · float · hawk · grinder · mixing paddle · hod
Tradesperson laying mortared blocks
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
journeyman · restoration · conservation · craftsmanship · trade · union · contractor · heritage
Directing attention somewhere
- repointingRenewing mortar between bricks
- jointingCreating flush edges
- coursingMoving swiftly through
- bondingForming close connections
laying · parging · tuckpointing · gauged · veneer · facing · reinforcing · flashing
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
- archCurved spanning structure
- columnVertical structural element
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
pier · chimney · foundation · vault · dome · lintel · keystone · pilaster · quoin · steeple
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
basalt · slate · cobblestone · flagstone · fieldstone · bluestone · ashlar · quarry · mortar · grout
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
plumbline · hammer · mallet · bolster · float · hawk · grinder · mixing paddle · hod · scaffold
bricklayer
Tradesperson laying mortared blocks
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
guild · journeyman · restoration · conservation · craftsmanship · trade · union · contractor · heritage · preservation
pointing
Directing attention somewhere
- repointingRenewing mortar between bricks
- jointingCreating flush edges
- coursingMoving swiftly through
bonding · laying · parging · tuckpointing · gauged · veneer · facing · reinforcing · flashing · waterproofing
cornice
Ornamental upper trim
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- capitalWealth used for investment
relief · molding · carving · tracery · boss · spandrel · architrave · portico · arcade · niche
- construction termsbrick, steel, concrete, timber, stone
- brickworkbricks, brick wall, brick walls, brickwork, bricklaying
- DIYbuilding, woodworking, carpentry, electrical, crafting
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- home buildingframing, foundations, roofing, foundation, walls
masonrycarpentry
Wood construction trade
woodworking · metalworking · welding · timber framing · ironwork
- mason jarGlass container for preserving
- stone masonOne who cuts, shapes stone
- master masonHighest-ranked stone craftsman
- Mason-Dixon lineSurveyed colonial-era state boundary
- stone masonryBuilding with cut rock
- Mason and Dixon lineHistoric survey boundary