Explore Ashlar through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like stone. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ashlar in a sentence
Ashlar meaning
- Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.
- Stone hewn and finished to create such masonry, either completely or as a facade over an earthen or rubble core.
- A stone intended for hurling by means of a catapult or similar device.
Synonyms of Ashlar
Ashlar vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Ashlar
- The main meaning on this page is: Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring. | Stone hewn and finished to create such masonry, either completely or as a facade over an earthen or rubble core. | A stone intended for hurling by means of a catapult or similar device.
- Useful related words include: stone, building block.
- Possible Dutch translations are: blok natuursteen, parement.
- In the example corpus, ashlar often appears in combinations such as: ashlar masonry, from ashlar, and ashlar.
Context around Ashlar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ashlar
- In this selection, "ashlar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finest, smooth, brick, masonry, stone and front stand out and add context to how "ashlar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brick or ashlar as in and constructed from ashlar masonry has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ashlar" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ashlar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was well known for its stone masonry that includes rustication and ashlar. (13 words)
Great official buildings constructed from ashlar masonry point to increased social hierarchisation and control. (14 words)
The outside was usually covered with brick or ashlar, as in the Alcántara bridge. (14 words)
Masonry of all types was used for ancient Greek buildings, including rubble, but the finest ashlar masonry was usually employed for temple walls, in regular courses and large sizes to minimise the joints. (33 words)
Both rubble and ashlar masonry can be laid in coursed rows of even height through the careful selection or cutting of stones, but a great deal of stone masonry is uncoursed. (31 words)
About 12 km in length, the wall system consisted of an ashlar stone retaining wall about convert high surmounted by a mudbrick wall about convert high and convert thick. (29 words)
Example sentences (11)
About 12 km in length, the wall system consisted of an ashlar stone retaining wall about convert high surmounted by a mudbrick wall about convert high and convert thick.
A Sanctuary with a horned altar constructed from ashlar masonry has been found at Myrtou-Pigadhes, other temples have been located at Enkomi, Kition and Kouklia (Palaepaphos).
Both rubble and ashlar masonry can be laid in coursed rows of even height through the careful selection or cutting of stones, but a great deal of stone masonry is uncoursed.
Great official buildings constructed from ashlar masonry point to increased social hierarchisation and control.
It was well known for its stone masonry that includes rustication and ashlar.
Masonry of all types was used for ancient Greek buildings, including rubble, but the finest ashlar masonry was usually employed for temple walls, in regular courses and large sizes to minimise the joints.
Smooth ashlar masonry was not a distinguishing feature of the style, particularly in the earlier part of the period, but occurred chiefly where easily worked limestone was available.
The outside was usually covered with brick or ashlar, as in the Alcántara bridge.
The rest of the building is a conglomeration of styles in ancient brick, modern brick, ashlar and flint.
The town hall was built in 1818 and has a two-storey late Georgian ashlar front.
Walls External walls are generally constructed of brick, rendered, or faced with stone in highly finished ashlar masonry, laid in straight courses.
Common combinations with ashlar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: