ashlar
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈæʃlər/
- Specialized
:
sillar
- Often, ashlars are snuggled into gaps in or between outcrops, purposefully confusing the juncture between living rock and worked masonry (Fig. 4).
- ashlar stone
Examples
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Ashlar stone dresses some of the houses, but all are open to the sky; the ichu grass that once thatched them rotted ages ago.
Fiction book (1991) -
The work of bringing this cut and polished sculpture fragment to Tambo Real de Huancabamba would have been less than that necessary to produce an ashlar of comparable size and quality.
Academic text (2002) -
Its walls were made of fine ashlar masonry, and among the finds unearthed inside were beautiful items of gold jewelry.
Academic text (2004) -
It is an enormous Tudor mansion, half-timbered with ashlar veneer of brown gray, an ivy-covered arch over the driveway.
Fiction book (1994) -
In Yauya, at diverse places such as the market, an old hacienda, and the church, I was shown more than three dozen ashlars and lintels, all made of the same fine-grained volcanic rock; all were said to have been brought from Tambo.
Academic text (2002) -
In these cases, sacred rock is enveloped by carefully worked ashlars; the high quality of the stonework reflects and enhances the value of the outcrop that is held in its masonry embrace.
Academic text (2007) -
The ancient castle was built from large ashlar stones, ensuring its durability and strength.
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Each ashlar block was carefully placed to create the beautiful facade of the building.
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The architect specified the use of ashlar for its aesthetic appeal and precise dimensions.
Synonyms
976
1.0
A hard natural rock used for building or a small piece of it
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2.8
A block of stone or concrete used to make walls
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ashlar comes from old French words that meant a 'square' or 'cut' stone used in building. So an ashlar is a smoothly cut, rectangular block that masons fit together to make even walls.