masonry

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ma=son=ry
• COUNT in NET: 1 in 1 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

masonry, n. [F. maçonnerie.].

•  The art or occupation of a mason.  [1913 Webster]
•  The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

masonry, n.
1 a the work of a mason. b stonework.
2 (Masonry) Freemasonry.

Etymology

ME f. OF ma{ccedil}onerie (as MASON)

THESAURUS

masonry

adobe, ashlar, brick, bricks and mortar, cement, clinker, concrete, covering materials, ferroconcrete, firebrick, flag, flagstone, flooring, lath and plaster, mortar, pavement, paving, paving material, plasters, prestressed concrete, roofage, roofing, siding, stone, tile, tiling, walling