ashlar

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The syncopation of transparent and opaque windows, alternating with ashlar panels, can suggest the patterns of kente cloth.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

When he began with Bambridge, it took him three days to make an ashlar.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were made of rubble ashlar masonry, three feet square and seven feet in height.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles

"You certainly made a first class job of ashlar work," remarked John.

From The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson

Only the pilasters, cornices, door and window dressings are of granite ashlar, all the rest being of rubble plastered and whitewashed.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum