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Definition of Stone facing
1. Noun. A facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment.
Group relationships: Embankment
Generic synonyms: Cladding, Facing
Derivative terms: Revet, Revet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stone Facing
Literary usage of Stone facing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Annual Convention by Mid-West Cement Users' Association (1907)
"The stone facing, with crimped galvanized steel ties cast in the back, ...
Experience has shown that the stone facing on a structure of this kind can be ..."
2. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"If stone facing is used, the ring stones, cornices, ... The stone facing shall
in all cases be securely bonded or clamped to the backing. ..."
3. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1906)
"If stone facing is used, the ring stones, cornices, ... The stone facing shall
in all cases be securely bonded or clamped to the backing. ..."
4. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"If stone facing is used, the ring stones, cornices, ... The stone facing shall
in all cases be securely bonded or clamped to the backing. ..."
5. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1906)
"If stone facing is used, the ring stones, cornices, ... The stone facing shall
in all cases be securely bonded or clamped to the backing. ..."
6. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"If stone facing is used, the ring stones, cornices, ... The stone facing shall
in all cases be securely bonded or clamped to the backing. ..."
7. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"A form of stone facing made with a patent hammer. Pean Hammer Dressing.—A form
of stone facing made with a pean hammer. Picked Dressing. ..."
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