dictionary definitions for "masonry"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  masonry
      n 1: structure built of stone or brick by a mason
      2: Freemasons collectively [syn: Freemasonry, Masonry]
      3: the craft of a mason

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Masonry \Ma"son*ry\, n. [F. ma[,c]onnerie.]
     1. The art or occupation of a mason.
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     2. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad
        masonry; skillful masonry.
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     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.
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     4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons;
        freemasonry.
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