"masonry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪsənɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-masonry.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-masonry.wav [US] Forms: masonries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English masonry, masonrie, partly from Old French maçonerie and partly from mason + -ry. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|masonry}} Middle English masonry, {{m|enm|masonrie}} masonrie, {{der|en|fro|maçonerie}} Old French maçonerie, {{af|en|mason|-ry}} mason + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} masonry (countable and uncountable, plural masonries)
  1. The art or occupation of a mason. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (art or occupation of a mason): igeltserotza (Basque), каме́нная кла́дка (kamjénnaja kládka) [feminine] (Belarusian), зидарство (zidarstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), maçoneria [feminine] (Catalan), zednictví [neuter] (Czech), muurarius (Finnish), maçonnerie [feminine] (French), Maurerhandwerk [neuter] (German), કડિયાકામ (kaḍiyākām) (Gujarati), राजगीरी (rājgīrī) [masculine] (Hindi), kőművesség (Hungarian), muratura [feminine] (Italian), 石工職人 (Japanese), 石造技術 (Japanese), ѕидарство (dzidarstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), machon'nie [feminine] (Norman), maçonariá [feminine] (Occitan), alvenaria [feminine] (Portuguese), ка́менная кла́дка (kámennaja kládka) [feminine] (Russian), murárstvo [neuter] (Slovak), murárčina [feminine] (Slovak), albañilería [feminine] (Spanish), кам'яна́ кла́дка (kamʺjaná kládka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-masonry-en-noun-t996rbF2 Disambiguation of 'art or occupation of a mason': 74 14 11 1
  2. The work or performance of a mason Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (work or performance of a mason): зидария (zidarija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), muuraus (Finnish), kivityö (Finnish), muuraustyö (Finnish), Mauern [neuter] (German), કડિયાકામ (kaḍiyākām) (Gujarati), kőművesmunka (Hungarian), falazás (Hungarian), vakolás (Hungarian), 石匠 (Japanese), machon'nie [feminine] (Norman), murovanie [neuter] (Slovak), murárčina [feminine] (Slovak), mampostería [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-masonry-en-noun-GL-D8tNA Disambiguation of 'work or performance of a mason': 14 74 12 1
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (that which is built by a mason): масонство (masonstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), maçoneria [feminine] (Catalan), kivityö (Finnish), vapaamuurarius (Finnish), maçonnerie (French), maçonnerie [feminine] (French), Mauerwerk [neuter] (German), Gemäuer [neuter] (German), λιθοδομή (lithodomí) [feminine] (Greek), ελευθεροτεκτονισμός (eleftherotektonismós) [masculine] (Greek), kőművesmunka (Hungarian), falazat (Hungarian), falazás (Hungarian), fal (Hungarian), építmény (Hungarian), vakolat (Hungarian), szabadkőművesség (Hungarian), 石造建築物 (Japanese), フリーメイソン (Japanese), murverk [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), murverk [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), alvenaria [feminine] (Portuguese), maçonaria [feminine] (Portuguese), murárske dielo [neuter] (Slovak), murárčina [feminine] (Slovak), slobodomurárstvo [neuter] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-masonry-en-noun-~qrgNSSV Disambiguation of 'that which is built by a mason': 14 14 71 1
  4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-masonry-en-noun-xeSS8UXr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 25 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 13 13 21 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stonecraft, stonework Derived forms: concrete masonry unit, Freemasonry, masonry cement, masonry heater, masonry layout, monumental masonry, Operative Masonry, Speculative Masonry

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          "ref": "1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, page 56",
          "text": "Many houses built between the Civil War and 1940 have masonry walls, usually of brick, with the inside surfaces covered by a layer of plaster.",
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          "roman": "eleftherotektonismós",
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          "word": "ελευθεροτεκτονισμός"
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          "word": "フリーメイソン"
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