单词 | masonry |
释义 | masonryn.adj. A. n. 1. a. Stonework, brickwork; work executed by a mason. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > stonework or masonry stoneworkc1000 masonrya1425 mason-worka1450 mortar1582 stone-masonry1818 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 302 Sorowe was peynted next Envie Upon that walle of masonrye. ?a1425 (?c1350) Northern Passion (Rawl.) 2359 (MED) Most sutell werk-men..on þe temple..wroght, And ended it of masonry In..yheres twa and thretty. a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) 335 The masounry [Fr. massonnement] wrought ful clene, Off quyke stonys bryht & schene. 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 152/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The faire bridge of Athlon..he builded with masonrie and free stone. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 31 I shal stay here..Creeking my shooes on the plaine Masonry . View more context for this quotation 1752 W. Mason Elfrida 19 From its base..All is of choicest masonry. 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. xv. 316 Several gates had been blocked up with masonry. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. ii. 381 It shows excellent sound masonries. 1876 R. Routledge Discov. 19th Cent. 29 The exterior is formed of a casing of solid masonry strengthened with iron hoops. 1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps vi. 154 By the use of out-jutting stones and gaps in the masonry..I got to the top. 1968 J. E. Gordon New Sci. Strong Materials ii. 47 Masonry is incapable of resisting tensions since the stones will come apart at the joints. 1995 M. Lawrence et al. Which? Guide Home Safety & Security ii. 122 As for garden statues, you may be able to..secure them to the masonry on which they stand. b. In extended use. ΚΠ 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 120 The strata narrow and regular, forming a stupendous natural masonry. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. i. 3 The particles..arrange themselves in layers, like courses of atomic masonry. 1992 J. M. Kelly Short Hist. Western Legal Theory x. 444 Christian morality had long since been inseparably mortared into the masonry of British society. 2. The art, skill, or occupation of a mason; the craft or work of building in stone. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] mason-craft1412 masonry?a1425 cementary1586 masoning1678 stonework1793 stoning1797 stone-masonry1818 stone-working1875 ?a1425 Constit. Masonry (Royal 17 A.i) l. 24 in J. O. Halliwell Early Hist. Freemasonry in Eng. (1844) 13 At these lordys prayers they cownterfetyd gemetry, And ȝaf hyt the name of masonry, For the moste oneste craft of alle. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 50 (MED) If he askid of a treuthe in masonry, where it is groundid in carpentrie. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 429/1 I am skylled or connynge in physicke or palmestrye or massonnery. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lv. sig. D4 When wastefull warre shall Statues ouer-turne, And broiles roote out the worke of masonry . View more context for this quotation 1614 W. Lithgow Most Delectable Disc. Peregrination sig. P4v A little Chappell..hath beene hewen out of the Rocke, by..men, experimented in Masonry. 1678 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1905) III. 259 To exerce his imployment and calling in architectorie, or in measonrie. 1748 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) II. xi. 152 Brick and stone and mortar, and all the instruments of masonry. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 328 In masonry, the abutments of a bridge mean the walls adjoining to the land. 1896 A. Austin England's Darling ii. iii In every art He [sc. Alfred] shows the way. Woodcraft and masonry, Shoesmith or wheelwright, all are one to him. 1915 W. Cather Song of Lark iv. iii. 303 Old Henry explained to her that the Ancient People had developed masonry and pottery far beyond any other crafts. 1929 E. G. Warland (title) Modern practical masonry. 1994 Harrowsmith Apr. 74 Garden-Care also softens hands roughened from carpentry, masonry and pottery work. 3. a. The craft, principles, and rituals of Freemasons; = freemasonry n. 2. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > occupation of specific body of stoneworkers freemasonry1435 masonry1686 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > in specific materials or methods stone-cutting1611 fretting1614 masonry1686 high relief1703 phelloplastic1802 wood-carving1847 photosculpture1861 gem-sculpture1882 chip carving1883 stone-craft1903 soft sculpture1966 earthwork1968 society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > the Freemasons > freemasonry freemasonry1728 masonry1826 Templary1859 Freemasonism1893 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. viii. 316 A large parchment volum they have amongst them, containing the History and Rules of the craft of masonry. 1723 J. Anderson (title) The constitutions of the free masons;..For the use of the lodges. London. In the year of masonry 5723. 1753 Scots Mag. Sept. 427/2 In Masonry let me be blest. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xliii. 270 She finds you all out in your Masonry. 1826 Mem. Margravine of Anspach II. i. 14 He was ignorant of the machinations of modern Masonry. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 482/2 An act was passed against Masonry in the third year of Henry VI. 1891 H. F. O'Beirne Leaders Indian Territory 205/1 The subject of this sketch is the acknowledged father of Masonry in the Indian Territory. 1926 J. Black You can't Win xv. 202 George..took no pains to hide himself, feeling sure that the masonry of the road..would protect him against the common enemy—the law. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. XI. 840/2 In the mid-19th century there came into being a Rosicrucian Society in England, an offshoot of masonry. 1989 Sunday Times Mag. 23 July 47/2 The women he dressed were autocratic, wilful and spoilt. Yet he brought them to heel and schooled them into a secret masonry of devotion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > secret doctrine or art cabbalisma1592 black art1610 cabalie1652 Cabbala1665 esoterics1711 dark art1748 esotery1763 masonry1841 esotericac1929 1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning II. iii. viii. 178 I was one of them, and know the masonry. 1896 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang IV. 289/1 Masonry, secret signs & pass~words. B. adj. (attributive). Composed or built of masonry. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [adjective] > made or built of stone stone1420 masoneda1625 masonic1810 masonry1875 1875 R. F. Martin tr. J. Havrez On Recent Improvem. Winding Machinery 96 M. Kraft has carried his drum shaft upon a group of cast-iron columns, without any masonry walls whatever. 1880 Our National Responsibility for Opium Trade 5 It is exposed for a considerable time in large masonry tanks. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 4 Dec. 2/1 Girder bridges can obviously be destroyed much more easily than masonry arches. 1909 H. M. Wilson Irrigation Engin. (ed. 6) xvi. 366 The foundations for a masonry core-wall should always rest only on firm, homogeneous rock. 1942 Oxoniensia 7 28 The purpose of this enclosure is obscure. The rectangular sides suggest a foundation-trench for a masonry building. 1989 Chicago Tribune 15 Apr. 12 Masonry fireplaces, basements, skylights and central air conditioning are optional. Compounds General attributive, as masonry nail, masonry paint, masonry tool, etc. ΚΠ 1689 Inventory D. Langham in J. S. Moore Goods & Chattels Forefathers (1976) 140 Masondry Tooles, apprized at £1 10s 0d. 1930 Jrnl. Amer. Ceramic Soc. 13 319 The several masonry cements on the markets correspond to various mixtures. 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Masonry nail, a hardened nail with spiral flutes for fastening objects to masonry by driving into the water joints. 1974 M. Clifford Encycl. Home Wiring & Electr. ii. 25 You may find it useful to have several masonry bits. 1994 Guardian 25 June (Weekend Suppl.) 63/3 Cement renders or impervious masonry paints..cause a build-up of moisture in the cob. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † masonryv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To build or strengthen with masonry. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > build or construct with stone [verb (transitive)] masonc1450 stone1600 masonry1842 stonemason1859 1842 Mechanics' Mag. 36 480 If they [sc. certain tunnels] were not masonried throughout..a serious fall of earth and rock will take place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.adj.a1425v.1842 |
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