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Definition of Stonework
1. Noun. Masonry done with stone.
Definition of Stonework
1. n. Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone.
Definition of Stonework
1. Noun. Constructions made of stone. ¹
2. Noun. The skills of constructing with stone, stonecraft. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stonework
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stonework
Literary usage of Stonework
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sanctuary of Athena Nike in Athens: Architectural Stages and Chronology by Ira S. Mark (1993)
"9); my Figure 15 completes this drawing with the inclusion of stonework later
exposed to the east, still visible in the modern crypt; (2) an elevation of ..."
2. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"A finish in stonework as left by the mason's axe in dressing the face to a plane
surface. ... A finish in stonework wrought with a chisel or narrow tool. ..."
3. Engineering and Architectural Jurisprudence: A Presentation of the Law of by John Cassan Wait (1898)
"Instances in stonework.—When no rule has been specified in a contract for ...
A custom has been proved and accepted that in measuring stonework doors and ..."
4. Engineering and Architectural Jurisprudence: A Presentation of the Law of by John Cassan Wait (1897)
"Instances in stonework.—When no rule has been specified in a contract for ...
A custom has been proved and accepted that in measuring stonework doors and ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The Egyptian stonework that has survived the centuries is generally of enormous
... The stonework of the outer face of a wall when it is cut and differs in ..."
6. The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906: And Their Effects by Grove Karl Gilbert, Joseph Austin Holmes, Richard Lewis Humphrey, John Stephen Sewell, Frank Soulé (1907)
"In the Call Building, where the stonework ends at the sidewalk level, the corner
piers were not found to be cracked, but in the James Flood Building (Pls. ..."
7. The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906: And Their Effects by Grove Karl Gilbert, Joseph Austin Holmes, Richard Lewis Humphrey, John Stephen Sewell, Frank Soulé (1907)
"In the Call Building, where the stonework ends at the sidewalk level, the corner
piers ... XXXIII, B " XXXV, A), where the stonework extends to the bottom ..."
8. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1896)
"Superintendence of Cut stonework.—As with all other building operations, the
superintendent needs to be very watchful in inspecting the cut stonework and ..."
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