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单词 stonemason
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Definition of stonemason in English:

stonemason

noun ˈstəʊnmɛɪs(ə)nˈstoʊnˌmeɪs(ə)n
  • A person who cuts, prepares, and builds with stone.

    石工,石匠

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No masonry has fallen from St Martin's but stonemasons carrying out routine repairs raised concerns about potential damage in the light of the fatal accident and the bad weather forecast for the coming weekend.
    • Civil engineers, stonemasons, sculptors, hard landscapers, and plumbing and heating engineers are among the firm's list of clients.
    • Behind the screen workmen have already gutted the inside of the former church, the roof is being stripped of damaged tiles and stonemasons are cleaning stones and removing badly eroded ones for replacement.
    • The restoration business needed additional stonemasons and bricklayers, but not full time.
    • The area was immediately cleared and scaffolding erected to enable stonemasons to examine the cause of the problem and assess what needs to be done.
    • The damage was discovered by stonemasons carrying out the renovation when they arrived for work on Thursday morning.
    • But the stonemasons who built the small parish church in Skelton invested it with the same love and care as they had lavished on York's cathedral.
    • Their origins as a firm of stonemasons can be seen in the quality of their stonework, which was described as second to none.
    • He lived for 20 years in Phoenix, Arizona, where he worked as a stonemason, often at the artistic end of masonry.
    • Supported by other construction workers, stonemasons working on the quadrangle of the new University of Melbourne marched to the site of Parliament House on 21 April 1856.
    • Built in 1772 by a local stonemason, it had ended up being used as a boys' prep school.
    • There were blacksmiths, carpenters and stonemasons who built and repaired dwellings.
    • Edinburgh has us to thank for the beautiful buildings in the city which were designed and built by stonemasons, in the days before architects.
    • James, a 26-year-old trainee organic farmer, and Tom a mature stonemason, both want to build their own homes without being saddled with a mortgage.
    • Neighbours say the tight-knit village has been shocked to hear of the death of the self-employed stonemason and walling contractor.
    • Scaffolding is being put up so stonemasons can begin work on the tower and spire in about three weeks.
    • The temple, the first to be built in America entirely from stone, is taking shape with seven master stonemasons in residence.
    • We did use local stonemasons, but I had to teach them how to build the two-foot-thick walls in a particular style.
    • Last week stonemasons were working on the surrounding drystone walls in preparation for the unveiling.
    • While in high school in the late 1940s, Stephen worked summers with his father, who was a stonemason and bricklayer.

Derivatives

  • stonemasonry

  • noun
    • Over four days of tough competition, the best of the world's young people fight for the title of world champion in 36 trades ranging from cookery, welding and stonemasonry to information technology, carpentry and computer-aided design.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After completing a course in draughtsmanship he did an apprenticeship in stonemasonry, emerging as an entrepreneur in 1981.
      • This is called the Grand Gallery and is a truly spectacular example of stonemasonry.
      • The only part of the inscription visible suggests that this piece of stonemasonry should really be at the head of the last resting place of a woman called Elizabeth.
      • It describes how family members over the years - through trades including farming, textiles, building and stonemasonry - have made a lasting impact on the village and its surrounding area.

Definition of stonemason in US English:

stonemason

nounˈstōnˌmās(ə)nˈstoʊnˌmeɪs(ə)n
  • A person who cuts, prepares, and builds with stone.

    石工,石匠

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There were blacksmiths, carpenters and stonemasons who built and repaired dwellings.
    • The temple, the first to be built in America entirely from stone, is taking shape with seven master stonemasons in residence.
    • We did use local stonemasons, but I had to teach them how to build the two-foot-thick walls in a particular style.
    • The damage was discovered by stonemasons carrying out the renovation when they arrived for work on Thursday morning.
    • While in high school in the late 1940s, Stephen worked summers with his father, who was a stonemason and bricklayer.
    • But the stonemasons who built the small parish church in Skelton invested it with the same love and care as they had lavished on York's cathedral.
    • Civil engineers, stonemasons, sculptors, hard landscapers, and plumbing and heating engineers are among the firm's list of clients.
    • The area was immediately cleared and scaffolding erected to enable stonemasons to examine the cause of the problem and assess what needs to be done.
    • James, a 26-year-old trainee organic farmer, and Tom a mature stonemason, both want to build their own homes without being saddled with a mortgage.
    • Edinburgh has us to thank for the beautiful buildings in the city which were designed and built by stonemasons, in the days before architects.
    • Supported by other construction workers, stonemasons working on the quadrangle of the new University of Melbourne marched to the site of Parliament House on 21 April 1856.
    • No masonry has fallen from St Martin's but stonemasons carrying out routine repairs raised concerns about potential damage in the light of the fatal accident and the bad weather forecast for the coming weekend.
    • Scaffolding is being put up so stonemasons can begin work on the tower and spire in about three weeks.
    • Their origins as a firm of stonemasons can be seen in the quality of their stonework, which was described as second to none.
    • Last week stonemasons were working on the surrounding drystone walls in preparation for the unveiling.
    • Built in 1772 by a local stonemason, it had ended up being used as a boys' prep school.
    • Behind the screen workmen have already gutted the inside of the former church, the roof is being stripped of damaged tiles and stonemasons are cleaning stones and removing badly eroded ones for replacement.
    • Neighbours say the tight-knit village has been shocked to hear of the death of the self-employed stonemason and walling contractor.
    • He lived for 20 years in Phoenix, Arizona, where he worked as a stonemason, often at the artistic end of masonry.
    • The restoration business needed additional stonemasons and bricklayers, but not full time.
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