ashlar

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.
2. (countable, uncountable) Stone hewn and finished to create such masonry, either completely or as a facade over an earthen or rubble core.
3. (countable, historical, uncountable) A stone intended for hurling by means of a catapult or similar device.

Synonyms

ashler

dimension stone

ingot

square stone

Translations

sillar

carreu

pierre de taille

concio

hardsteen

λαξευτός λίθος

τετραγωνισμένος λίθος

Quader

رضم

pietra squadrata

pietra concia

arduin

carreuada

parement

Silhar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæʃlə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: assheler

In summary

From Middle English assheler, acheler, etc., from forms of Old French esselier (“wooden support, traverse beam”), from Medieval Latin ascelāris and assellāris (equivalent to a diminutive of early forms of ais (“plank”)), variant of *axillāris (attested only after the Renaissance), from Latin axilla (“little plank”) + -āris (“-ary: forming adjectives”), from axis (“axle, plank”) + -illa (“-ella: forming diminutives”).

Sentences

The walls are of rubble , which includes some Roman tile , with ashlar dressings .