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ashlar

/ash-ler/US // ˈæʃ lər //UK // (ˈæʃlə) //

石灰岩,灰岩,灰石,灰石板

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Masonry. a squared building stone cut more or less true on all faces adjacent to those of other stones so as to permit very thin mortar joints.such stones collectively.masonry made of them.
    • : Carpentry. a short stud between joists and sloping rafters, especially near the eaves.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to face with ashlars.

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Examples

  • The name "brick-ashlar" is given to walls faced with ashlar stonework backed in with brickwork.

  • They were made of rubble ashlar masonry, three feet square and seven feet in height.

  • Ashlar, masonry consisting of stones squared and smoothed in front and built in regular courses.

  • He raised his eyes as he spoke to where the walls in question showed their ashlar faces over the trees.

  • In the interior there is no plaster, but the whole of the church is faced with solid Bath ashlar.