masonry
/ˈmeɪsənɹi/
masonry noun: the art or occupation of a mason.
Noun
masonry (countable and uncountable, plural masonries)
- The art or occupation of a mason.
- He studied masonry for five years.
- The work or performance of a mason.
- The masonry was exquisite.
- That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.
- The masonry was cracked.
- 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.1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 56
- The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.
masonry meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
masonry in Hindi
- art or occupation of a mason
- राजगीरी rājgīrī
masonry in Tamil
- கட்டுமான வேலை, கொத்தனார் தொழில், கொத்து வேலை, கட்டுமானம், கொத்துவேலை, மேசன்வேலை
masonry in Urdu
- معماری, راج گیری
masonry in Telugu
- masonry, stone-cutting
- కాసె kāse
More languagesFewer languages
- masonry in Malayalam
- കല്പണി, കല്ക്കെട്ട്, കൊത്തുവേല
- masonry in Kannada
- ಕಲ್ಲುಕೆಲಸ, ಗಾರೆಕೆಲಸ, ಕಲ್ಲುಕಟ್ಟಡ
- masonry in Gujarati
- કડિયાકામ kaḍiyākām
- masonry in Nepali
- मेसनरी
Examples of masonry in a sentence
- Because of the dangers of crumbling masonry, the castle turrets are no longer visitable by the public.
- This is a plaster material that is slightly softer and more porous than the masonry.
- The shoreward arms of the north and south cantilevers were built into masonry abutments.
Synonyms of masonry
Forms of masonry
| plural | masonries |
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Origin of masonry
From Middle English masonry, masonrie, partly from Old French maçonerie and partly from mason + -ry.
Words formed from masonry
Phrases with masonry
Questions about masonry
- What does masonry mean?
- Masonry means the art or occupation of a mason.
- What is masonry in Hindi?
- Masonry in Hindi is राजगीरी (rājgīrī). See Masonry meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is masonry?
- Masonry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce masonry?
- Masonry is pronounced /ˈmeɪsənɹi/.
- What is the plural of masonry?
- The plural of masonry is masonries.
Words near masonry in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: masonry (page history and authors); masonry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); masonry (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); కాసె (Telugu) (page history and authors); masonry (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); masonry (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); masonry (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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