ash|lar

ash|lar
ash|lar or ash|ler «ASH luhr», noun.
1. a square-hewn stone used in building and for pavement.
2. masonry made of ashlars.
3. a similar masonry, usually in thin slabs, used as a facing to a rubble or brick wall.
[< Old French aisselier, ultimately < a diminutive form of Latin axis (earlier assis) board]

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