ashlar
/ˈæʃlər/
noun
- A large, square-cut stone used in building, typically with smooth faces.
- The castle walls were built with gray ashlar blocks.
- The mason carefully placed each ashlar to create a straight wall.
- They used ashlar for the front of the new library to give it a classic look.
- Masonry made of such stones, often laid in regular courses.
- Ashlar is more expensive than rubble masonry because it requires skilled cutting.
- The old church features beautiful ashlar on its exterior.
- The building's ashlar was so precisely fitted that no mortar was visible.