n. A large cuboid stone; masonry making use of such stone blocks.
n. A hurling stone used in warfare.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n.
n. Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone.
n. In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See ashler.
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n. a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes
Word Usage
"So he abode in prison, and when they brought out the prisoners, to cut ashlar from the quarries they took Sa’id with them, and he wrought with the rest."