stonemason
stonemason
Definition
stone·mason (-mā′sən)
noun
a person who cuts stone to shape and uses it in making walls, buildings, etc.
stonemason
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- cut: The following inscriptions were probably cut by the same stonemason: Iscrizioni di Cos ED 38 72 dpi image of ED 38.
- build: It was built by the stonemasons of Glamis for the Queen Mother's mother.
Converse of object
- become: He was born on an island off the coast of Dalmatia and became a stonemason.
- work: How has this connection between working stonemasons and modern Freemasons established?
- use: These values are explored through participation in a series of ritual dramas, which use stonemason 's customs and tools as allegorical guides.
- include: In the 1891 Census Bennett Street listed 71 building workers, including 15 stonemasons.
- employ: We employ full time stonemasons plus technical support staff.
- train: A City & Guilds stonemason trained at Weymouth College, he went on to study conservation in Italy.
Adjective modifier
- skilled: In a place where things had been timber-built, skilled stonemasons were scarce.
- local: Through into another part- three years ago they created a stone circle, using stone cut by a local stonemason.
- medieval: It is a town to which many builders have contributed, from the medieval stonemasons to the craftsmen that created the splendid Georgian facades.
- same: The following inscriptions were probably cut by the same stonemason: Iscrizioni di Cos ED 38 72 dpi image of ED 38.
- many: It is advisable to ensure the memorial and many Stonemasons will be able to arrange this for you.
- experienced: This book presents a new look at cathedrals, abbeys and churches through the eyes of experienced stonemason, Thomas Maude.
Modifies a noun
- yard: Pass the stonemason yard on the left hand side, and then CTS on the right hand side.
- craft: Freemasonry in Scotland grew organically form the medieval stonemason craft.
- father: The Early Years Gibbon was born in 1869 in a house built by his stonemason father on Malakoff Street, Stalybridge.
Noun used with modifier
- specialist: Erection of the building commenced in1994 with the 1869 frontage being rebuilt by a specialist stonemason.
- apprentice: As an apprentice stonemason, I was in charge of building one.
- journeyman: She was born in 1857 in Bootle, Lancashire, the daughter of Ben THORPE, a journeyman stonemason, and Sarah TURNER.
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