ashlar

A noun referring to a rectangular block of hewn stone used in building construction.

• 🇩🇪Rechteckiger, bearbeiteter Steinblock, der im Bauwesen verwendet wird; auch Mauerwerk aus solchen Steinblöcken.

1. Rectangular building stone C1 formal

   A precisely cut rectangular block of stone, used in construction for its uniform shape and strength.

   • The castle walls were built from carefully laid ashlar.
   • The mason squared the rough stone into a perfect ashlar.
   • Ashlar masonry gives a building a clean, structured appearance.

   🇩🇪Werkstein

• ashlars plural form
• ashlars' possessive plural form
• ashlar's possessive singular form