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Research Results For 'Ashlar'

ASHLAR

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Ashlar is hewn or squared stone, as distinguished from that which is rough, as when it came from the quarry. The term also extends to masonry made of squared or hewn stone and masonry consisting of stones squared and smoothed in front and built in regular courses.
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BASTARD ASHLAR

In architecture, bastard ashlar is the name given to the stones used for ashlar work, roughly squared at the quarry.
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EMPLECTON

Emplection is a kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.
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MARGIN DRAFT

A margin draft is a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.
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ROUGH ASHLAR

Rough ashlar is a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common ashlar.
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