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Definition of Ashlars

Ashlar
Ashlar Ash"lar, Ashler Ash"ler, n. [OE. ascheler, achiler, OF. aiseler, fr. aiselle, dim. of ais plank, fr. L. axis, assis, plank, axle. See Axle.] 1. (Masonry) (a) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone. Rough ashlar, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common ashlar. --Knight. (b) In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick. --Knight.

Meaning of Ashlars from wikipedia

- they are usually called small ashlar. In some[which?] Masonic groupings, which such societies term jurisdictions, ashlars are used as a symbolic metaphor...
- is an ****embly process. Precise ashlar interfaces also reduce the amount of mortar required. M****ive precut ashlars. Blocks cut precisely on four to...
- Vellum Investment Partners, LLC, dba Ashlar-Vellum, is an American software company that develops Computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D modeling software...
- finish texture that contrasts with smooth, squared-block masonry called ashlar. The visible face of each individual block is cut back around the edges...
- Ashlar Hall is a historic mock castle in Memphis, Tennessee. The two-story mansion was completed in 1896. It was designed as a mock castle. The mansion...
- 1727777; -117.805 Ashlar Ridge is a ridge in Alberta, Canada. The ridge has the character of an ashlar wall, hence the name. "Ashlar Ridge". Geographical...
- brickwork in such a way as to give the appearance of generally uniformly cut ashlar blocks of stone larger than the bricks. Where quoins are decorative and...
- courses of visible ashlars located on to the northern and south of the Golden Gate as earlier than the Hasmonean and Herodian ashlars, comparing them to...
- of much of Mycenaean construction, stomioi were formed of large ashlars. The ashlars are typically topped with a large corbelled relieving triangle which...
- strut: A piece similar to a crown post but not carrying a plate. Ashlar – or ashlar piece: Short post from a tie beam to a rafter near a masonry wall...