n. Ornamental work done with rocks, as for example around a pond.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough.
n. A rockery.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Stones fixed in mortar in imitation of the irregular surface of natural rocks, and arranged to form a mound, or constructed as a wall.
n. A rockery; a design formed of fragments of rocks or large stones in gardens or pleasure-grounds: often forming a kind of grotto.
n. A natural wall or mass of rock.
n. Rock-faced or quarry-faced masonry. See quarry-faced (with cut).
Word Usage
"Opposite to you, is a giant figure carved in stone, reclining, with an urn, upon a lofty piece of artificial rockwork; and out of the urn, dangles the fag end of a leaden pipe, which, once upon a time, poured a small torrent down the rocks."