- the craft of a mason
- work that is built by a mason; stonework or brickwork
- (often capital)
short for Freemasonry
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ma•son•ry /ˈmeɪsənri/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Buildingwork constructed by a mason, esp. stonework:admiring the masonry in that cathedral.
- the craft of a mason.
ma•son•ry
(mā′sən rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries.
- the craft or occupation of a mason.
- Buildingwork constructed by a mason, esp. stonework:the crumbling masonry of ancient walls.
- (cap.) Freemasonry.
- Middle French maçonnerie. See mason, -ery
- Middle English masonerie 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
masonry /ˈmeɪsənrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
'masonry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aiguille
- ashlar
- chimney
- coping
- cramp
- Cyclopean
- grout
- mason
- masonic
- mastic
- Norman
- point
- pointing
- pyramid
- repoint
- Romanesque
- rubble
- rustic
- rusticate
- spur
- stylobate
- underpinning
- abutment
- anchorage
- anchor bolt
- apron
- arch
- ashlar line
- badigeon
- bastard pointing
- bat
- beam fill
- bench table
- binder
- block
- boast
- boaster
- bolster
- bond
- bondstone
- bossage
- broach
- buck
- buckstay
- build
- building trades
- bull header
- bullnose header
- bullnose stretcher
- bull stretcher