English Explanatory Dictionary

stonework

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Constructions made of stone.
  2. The skill of constructing with stone.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

stonework stoneworks

Etymology

From Middle English stonewerk, stonwerk, ston-werke, stoonwerk, from Old English stānweorc; equivalent to stone + -work.

Synonyms

masonry stonecraft
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