stonework

stone·work

S0778400 (stōn′wûrk′)n.1. The technique or process of working in stone.2. Work made of stone; stonemasonry.

stone′work′er n.

stonework

(ˈstəʊnˌwɜːk) n1. (Building) any structure or part of a building made of stone2. (Building) the process of dressing or setting stones ˈstoneˌworker n

stone•work

(ˈstoʊnˌwɜrk)

n. 1. a construction built of stone; stone masonry. 2. the process or art of dressing, setting, or designing in stone. 3. Usu., stoneworks. (usu. with a sing. v.) a place where stone is dressed, as for building. [before 1000] stone′work`er, n.

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Noun

stonework - masonry done with stone cyclopean masonry - a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and sizemasonry - structure built of stone or brick by a mason

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石造工程

stone

(stəun) noun1. (also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed. limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.石头2. a piece of this, of any shape or size. He threw a stone at the dog.石块3. a piece of this shaped for a special purpose. a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.石碑4. a gem or jewel. She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.宝石5. the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries. a cherry-stone.果核6. a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes. She weighs 9.5 stone. 英石（英国重量单位，相当于6.35 千克） 7. a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain. 结石 verb1. to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment. Saint Stephen was stoned to death.用石块扔死2. to remove the stones from (fruit). She washed and stoned the cherries.去...的核ˈstony adjective1. full of, or covered with, stones. stony soil; a stony path/beach; It's very stony around here.多石的2. (of a person's expression etc) like stone in coldness, hardness etc. He gave me a stony stare.冷酷的ˈstonily adverb冷酷地ˈstoniness noun冷酷ˌstone-ˈcold, ˌstone-ˈdead, ˌstone-ˈdeaf adjective completely cold, dead, or deaf. He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead. 完全的... ˈstoneware noun, adjective (of) a hard type of pottery made of clay containing pieces of stone. a stoneware jug. 粗陶器，石制品 ˈstonework noun construction done in stone, especially the stone parts of a building. 石造工程leave no stone unturned to try every possible means. The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child.千方百计a stone's throw a very short distance. They live only a stone's throw away from here. 很短的距离，一投石之距离

stonework

stonework,

term applied to various types of work—that of the lapidary who shapes, cuts, and polishes gemstones or engraves them for seals and ornaments; of the jeweler or artisan who mounts or encrusts them in gold, silver, or other metal; of the stonemason who executes the plan of architect or engineer for wall, pier, vault, bridge, or dam; of the carver who chisels bas-relief, intaglio, or freestanding figure, using a pointing machine for accuracy; and of the printer at his imposing stone. The term stonework is most frequently used to refer to the craft of masonry, as old as civilization and still widely used. Of Roman masonry buildings, some aqueducts, arches, basilicas, and baths still remain. Masonry is classified according to finish, rubble being of rough-quarried or field stone and ashlar of dressed stone. It may be laid without mortar (and is then called dry, or Cyclopean) or with mortar to bind the stones closely together, the outside finish of such joints being called pointing. Stonemasonry may be of hard materials, such as granite, bluestone, or marble, requiring full finish before laying, or of softer varieties, such as brownstone, laid with rough exterior, the decoration being carved afterward. The pyramids (see pyramidpyramid.
The true pyramid exists only in Egypt, though the term has also been applied to similar structures in other countries. Egyptian pyramids are square in plan and their triangular sides, which directly face the points of the compass, slope upwards at approximately a
..... Click the link for more information. ) and the sphinxsphinx
, mythical beast of ancient Egypt, frequently symbolizing the pharaoh as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. The sphinx was represented in sculpture usually in a recumbent position with the head of a man and the body of a lion, although some were constructed with rams'
..... Click the link for more information. of Egypt are among the world's greatest masterpieces of stonework.

stonework

[′stōn‚wərk] (civil engineering) A structure or the part of a structure built of stone.

stonework

1. Masonry construction in stone. 2. Preparation or setting of stone for building or paving.

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