stonemason
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stonemason — 1758, from STONE (Cf. stone) (n.) + MASON (Cf. mason). Another name for the profession was hard hewer (15c.) … Etymology dictionary
stonemason — ► NOUN ▪ a person who cuts, prepares, and builds with stone … English terms dictionary
stonemason — [stōn′mā΄sən] n. a person who cuts stone to shape and uses it in making walls, buildings, etc. stonemasonry n … English World dictionary
stonemason — UK [ˈstəʊnˌmeɪs(ə)n] / US [ˈstoʊnˌmeɪs(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms stonemason : singular stonemason plural stonemasons someone whose job is to cut stone for building or decoration … English dictionary
stonemason — [[t]sto͟ʊnmeɪs(ə)n[/t]] stonemasons N COUNT A stonemason is a person who is skilled at cutting and preparing stone so that it can be used for building walls and buildings … English dictionary
Stonemason's Toadlet — Taxobox name = Stonemason s Toadlet status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Myobatrachidae genus = Uperoleia species = U. lithomoda binomial = Uperoleia lithomoda… … Wikipedia
Stonemason's hammer — A Stonemason s hammer has one flat traditional face and a short or long chisel shaped blade. It can thus be used to chip off edges or small pieces of stone without using a separate chisel. The chisel blade can also be used to rapidly cut bricks… … Wikipedia
stonemason — noun Date: 1748 a mason who builds with stone • stonemasonry noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
stonemason — stonemasonry, n. /stohn may seuhn/, n. a person who builds with or dresses stone. [1750 60; STONE + MASON] * * * … Universalium
stonemason — stone|ma|son [ˈstəunmeısən US ˈstoun ] n someone whose job is cutting stone into pieces to be used in buildings … Dictionary of contemporary English
