stonework

[stohn-wurk]

stone·work

[stohn-wurk]
noun
1.
any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
2.
the techniques, processes, work, or art of dressing, setting, or designing in stone.
3.
Usually, stoneworks. (usually used with a singular verb) a place where stone is dressed, as for building.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English stoonwerk, Old English stānweorc. See stone, work

stone·work·er, noun
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stonework (ˈstəʊnˌwɜːk)
 
n
1.  any structure or part of a building made of stone
2.  the process of dressing or setting stones
 
'stoneworker
 
n

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