Masonry
noun
The work of building or making something using stone or bricks.
The house showcases some lovely examples of stone masonry.
Often appears as...
- stone masonry
- brick masonry
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Technical
noun
Stone or bricks that have been worked so they can be used in construction.
The old building was built entirely out of quarried masonry.
Often appears as...
- quarried masonry
- masonry walls
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Technical
noun
The occupation or craft of a mason.
John's been in the masonry business for over 20 years.
Often appears as...
- masonry business
- masonry skills
noun
The work of building or making something using stone or bricks.
The house showcases some lovely examples of stone masonry.
Often appears as...
- stone masonry
- brick masonry
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Stone or bricks that have been worked so they can be used in construction.
The old building was built entirely out of quarried masonry.
Often appears as...
- quarried masonry
- masonry walls
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The occupation or craft of a mason.
John's been in the masonry business for over 20 years.
Often appears as...
- masonry business
- masonry skills
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Craft Association
Masonry implies skilled craftsmanship and is often used to appreciate fine construction work.
The architecture tour emphasized the superior masonry of historical landmarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Buildings
Masonry is frequently associated with historical and culturally significant structures.
The ancient fortress stood out for its intricate masonry.
Pro Tip 3/3Durability Connotation
Masonry is often mentioned to suggest durability and strength in buildings.
Her new home featured solid masonry, promising to withstand harsh weather.
Pro Tip 1/3Craft Association
Masonry implies skilled craftsmanship and is often used to appreciate fine construction work.
The architecture tour emphasized the superior masonry of historical landmarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Buildings
Masonry is frequently associated with historical and culturally significant structures.
The ancient fortress stood out for its intricate masonry.
Pro Tip 3/3Durability Connotation
Masonry is often mentioned to suggest durability and strength in buildings.
Her new home featured solid masonry, promising to withstand harsh weather.
Pro Tip 1/3Craft Association
Masonry implies skilled craftsmanship and is often used to appreciate fine construction work.
The architecture tour emphasized the superior masonry of historical landmarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Buildings
Masonry is frequently associated with historical and culturally significant structures.
The ancient fortress stood out for its intricate masonry.
Pro Tip 3/3Durability Connotation
Masonry is often mentioned to suggest durability and strength in buildings.
Her new home featured solid masonry, promising to withstand harsh weather.
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How to build safer...
in an order for masonry to perform well in an earthquake you have to have enough sturdy strong wall I have all the walls connected together so we talked her through what she needed to do tear down that crooked wall and build it straight and put reinforcement over her window and door because we can't just say well
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Are the illuminati real?...
the Freemasons had gone from passing down the craft of masonry to more generally promoting ideals of knowledge and reason. Over time, they had grown into a semi-secret, exclusive order that included many wealthy and influential individuals, with elaborate, secret initiation rituals.
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Natalie Jeremijenko:...
we force it through the urban agriculture facility, and then we resupply oxygen-enriched air. You can't actually build much on a roof, they're not designed for that. So it's on legs, so it focuses all the load on the masonry walls and the columns. It's built as a barn raising,
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Buildings that blend...
You can sit by the fireplace and share stories. You can study together in big groups or in small ones, because the architecture sets up these opportunities. Even the construction is about building relationships. It's made of cordwood masonry,
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How the world’s tallest...
For most of architectural history, heavy building materials made it difficult for tall buildings to support their own weight. To compensate, taller structures had wider, thicker masonry at the base, making them substantially more expensive.
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Why doesn’t the Leaning...
workers compensated for the tower’s minor tilt by making the next few floors taller on the southern side. But the weight of the extra masonry made that side sink even deeper. By the time they completed the seventh floor and bell chamber,
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How an Amateur Built the...
and massive lifting devices far ahead of their time so revolutionary design check groundbreaking engineering check can-do attitude check but with no central support system how would he actually build it first off the masonry would
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Underground Templar...
It's very famous in the crusader period that a lot of stones has the masonry marks. Whoa. So you see you this line-- Or maybe here, this one. Oh, yes, exactly this one. So this is actually the mark of somebody's chisel?
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Peter Haas: Haiti's...
and confined masonry, where the building acts as a whole -- walls and columns and roofs and slabs tied together to support each other -- instead of breaking off into separate members and failing.
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Can You Hear the Reggae...
giving us something we just need to get into our own communities and start farming building our masonry electrical work just start doing for ourselves supporting and then
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How to build safer...
in an order for masonry to perform well in an earthquake you have to have enough sturdy strong wall I have all the walls connected together so we talked her through what she needed to do tear down that crooked wall and build it straight and put reinforcement over her window and door because we can't just say well
Video examples
Are the illuminati real?...
the Freemasons had gone from passing down the craft of masonry to more generally promoting ideals of knowledge and reason. Over time, they had grown into a semi-secret, exclusive order that included many wealthy and influential individuals, with elaborate, secret initiation rituals.
Video examples
Natalie Jeremijenko:...
we force it through the urban agriculture facility, and then we resupply oxygen-enriched air. You can't actually build much on a roof, they're not designed for that. So it's on legs, so it focuses all the load on the masonry walls and the columns. It's built as a barn raising,
Video examples
Buildings that blend...
You can sit by the fireplace and share stories. You can study together in big groups or in small ones, because the architecture sets up these opportunities. Even the construction is about building relationships. It's made of cordwood masonry,
Video examples
How the world’s tallest...
For most of architectural history, heavy building materials made it difficult for tall buildings to support their own weight. To compensate, taller structures had wider, thicker masonry at the base, making them substantially more expensive.
Video examples
Why doesn’t the Leaning...
workers compensated for the tower’s minor tilt by making the next few floors taller on the southern side. But the weight of the extra masonry made that side sink even deeper. By the time they completed the seventh floor and bell chamber,
Video examples
How an Amateur Built the...
and massive lifting devices far ahead of their time so revolutionary design check groundbreaking engineering check can-do attitude check but with no central support system how would he actually build it first off the masonry would
Video examples
Underground Templar...
It's very famous in the crusader period that a lot of stones has the masonry marks. Whoa. So you see you this line-- Or maybe here, this one. Oh, yes, exactly this one. So this is actually the mark of somebody's chisel?
Video examples
Peter Haas: Haiti's...
and confined masonry, where the building acts as a whole -- walls and columns and roofs and slabs tied together to support each other -- instead of breaking off into separate members and failing.
Video examples
Can You Hear the Reggae...
giving us something we just need to get into our own communities and start farming building our masonry electrical work just start doing for ourselves supporting and then
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Will Self
English Author
Instead of looking at individual buildings, it makes more metaphorical sense to think of New York as one enormous chunk of masonry that has been cut up and carved away. It says, 'This is the ultimate polis, through which humans move like nematodes.
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Mr. T
American Actor
In high school, I majored in brick masonry. We had the wood shop, the machine shop, so I know about all that. I wanted to build buildings when I graduated from high school. I do know my way around that stuff.
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Dave Grohl
American Musician
I had never been in charge of anything. I'd always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I'd never been in charge of an organization.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
Our fresh technical resources have furthered the disintegration of solid masses of masonry into slender piers, with consequent far-reaching economies in bulk, space, weight, and haulage.
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Francisco Franco
Spanish Leader
The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: masonry and communism... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land.
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Charles Francis Richter
American Scientist
I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry.
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J. R. Smith
American Athlete
Building stuff. Lifting blocks. That's how I got stronger. I never lifted weights. I just did masonry work with my pops.
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Joseph Smith, Jr.
American Clergyman
The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.
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Will Self
English Author
Instead of looking at individual buildings, it makes more metaphorical sense to think of New York as one enormous chunk of masonry that has been cut up and carved away. It says, 'This is the ultimate polis, through which humans move like nematodes.
Quote examples
Mr. T
American Actor
In high school, I majored in brick masonry. We had the wood shop, the machine shop, so I know about all that. I wanted to build buildings when I graduated from high school. I do know my way around that stuff.
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Dave Grohl
American Musician
I had never been in charge of anything. I'd always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I'd never been in charge of an organization.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
Our fresh technical resources have furthered the disintegration of solid masses of masonry into slender piers, with consequent far-reaching economies in bulk, space, weight, and haulage.
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Francisco Franco
Spanish Leader
The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: masonry and communism... we have to extirpate these two evils from our land.
Quote examples
Charles Francis Richter
American Scientist
I usually point out that most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry.
Quote examples
J. R. Smith
American Athlete
Building stuff. Lifting blocks. That's how I got stronger. I never lifted weights. I just did masonry work with my pops.
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Joseph Smith, Jr.
American Clergyman
The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.
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