stoneworks
Rock cutting facility
A stoneworks is a place where stone is cut, shaped, or dressed for building or decorative purposes.
The term usually refers to an industrial facility rather than an artisan's workshop.
Like similar compounds (ironworks, steelworks, glassworks), it takes a singular verb despite the plural form: The stoneworks was established in 1892.
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- bustFailure or sculpture
- reliefEasing of distress
figurine · frieze · medallion · sculptor · chisel · mallet · maquette · masterpiece
Skilled manual tradesperson
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
etching · handcrafted · lettering · tombstone · headstone · inscription · polishing · finishing
Grinding bowl or binder
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- coursedMoved swiftly along
- drystoneStonework without mortar
bricklayer · trowel · grout · pointing · repointing · jointer · veneer · parging
Large prehistoric stones
- dolmensAncient stone burial monuments
- menhirsUpright prehistoric stone monuments
- hengesCircular prehistoric earthworks
- cairnsStacked memorial mounds
obelisks · pyramids · ziggurats · cyclopean · Stonehenge · Göbekli Tepe · Easter Island · Machu Picchu
Act of unearthing
- blastingExplosive material removal
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- extractionAct of removing
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
granite · marble · slate · sandstone · quarrymen · rockface · overburden · stripping
Deceptive outward appearance
- archCurved spanning structure
- columnVertical structural element
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- lintelBeam over an opening
buttress · cornice · frieze · balustrade · pilaster · portico · pediment · dome
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- castleFortified medieval residence
- keepRetain or fortified tower
bastion · stronghold · barbican · portcullis · drawbridge · moat · bulwark · parapet
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- bustFailure or sculpture
relief · figurine · frieze · medallion · sculptor · chisel · mallet · maquette · masterpiece · monument
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
tessellation · etching · handcrafted · lettering · tombstone · headstone · inscription · polishing · finishing · restoration
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
drystone · bricklayer · trowel · grout · pointing · repointing · jointer · veneer · parging · scaffolding
megaliths
Large prehistoric stones
- dolmensAncient stone burial monuments
- menhirsUpright prehistoric stone monuments
- hengesCircular prehistoric earthworks
cairns · obelisks · pyramids · ziggurats · cyclopean · Stonehenge · Göbekli Tepe · Easter Island · Machu Picchu · Angkor Wat
excavation
Act of unearthing
- blastingExplosive material removal
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- extractionAct of removing
limestone · granite · marble · slate · sandstone · quarrymen · rockface · overburden · stripping · aggregate
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
lintel · buttress · cornice · frieze · balustrade · pilaster · portico · pediment · dome · vault
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- castleFortified medieval residence
keep · bastion · stronghold · barbican · portcullis · drawbridge · moat · bulwark · parapet · embrasure
stoneworkssteelworks
Industrial metal production facility
ironworks · brickyard · brickworks · lumberyard · lumber mill