Look up: ashlar

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   Ashlar
   Squared blocks of smooth stone neatly trimmed to shape.
   Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.
   
   
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   ashlar
   slab, commonly rectangular in shape, of dressed stone for facing either exterior or interior
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   ashlar
   [n] - a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Ashlar
   building stone precisely cut and finished to a smooth finish
   Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   Ashlar
   Carefully dressed masonry.
   Found on http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi
   
   
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   ashlar
   square-cut stone blocks, often used as a smooth facing over brick or rubble
   Found on http://www.lancashirechurches.co.uk/glos
   
   
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   Ashlar
   Square cut stone used as a facing on a rubble or brick wall (an expensive building finish)
   Found on http://www.digitalstroud.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   ashlar
   Dressed stonework formed from masonry of regular squared stones laid in horizontal courses with vertical joints.
   Found on http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/gl
   
   
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   Ashlar
   Masonry consisting of regularly shaped blocks of stone square-dressed to given dimensions and laid in courses with thin joints.
   Found on http://www.smart.salford.ac.uk/technical
   
   
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    Ashlar
    Squared blocks cut to an even face.
    Found on http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/crsbi/frglossary.
    
    
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    Ashlar
    Masonry consisting of large blocks, with rectangular outer faces, laid in regular courses, and brought to a regular face, with fine mortar joints. Smooth ashlar is termed 'polished'. Other surface treatments are described as 'stugged' and 'droved'. Related Words: Masonry; Mortar
    Found on http://www.maintainyourchurch.org.uk/Too
    
    
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    Ashlar
    Finely worked stone, with a smooth finish. Joints between the stone can barely be seen. Such skilled work is very expensive, and a sign of an ambitious patron and architect.
    Found on http://www.architecture.com/HowWeBuiltBr
    
    
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    Ashlar
    Rectangular dressed blocks of stone laid in regular courses, usually with fine vertical joints. B
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    Ashlar
    Thin slabs of freestone used as facing
    Found on http://www.norwichchurches.co.uk/Glossar
    
    
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    ashlar
    noun a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    Ashlar
    `Ashlar` is dressed stone work of any type of stone. Ashlar blocks are large rectangular blocks of masonry sculpted to have square edges and even faces. The blocks are generally 13 to 15 inches in height. When smaller than 11 inches, they are usually called `small ashlar`. Ashlar blocks are used in the construction of many old buildings as an alternative to brick. Generally the external face is smooth or polished, occasionally it can be decorate...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashlar
    
    
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    Ashlar
    • (n.) Alt. of Ashler
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    ashlar
    building stone neatly trimmed to shape. Stone with cut flat surface
    Found on http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle
    
    
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    Ashlar
    Large square block of stone usually used as quoins on the outer corners of buildings decorated with rustication.
    Found on http://www.arca.net/postcard/gourl.asp?U