mortar walling

  • 1mortar — Synonyms and related words: adobe, aim at, alembic, anvil, ashlar, barrage, blast, blitz, bombard, brick, bricks and mortar, caldron, cannon, cannonade, cement, clinker, commence firing, concrete, covering materials, crucible, enfilade, engine,… …

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  • 2dry walling — noun the activity of building stone walls without mortar • Hypernyms: ↑construction, ↑building …

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  • 3Dry stone — 17th century dry stone wall at Muchalls Castle, Scotland …

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  • 4art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… …

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  • 5Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …

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  • 6Rubble — For other uses, see Rubble (disambiguation). Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture. This word is closely connected in derivation with rubbish , which was formerly also applied to what we now call rubble . Rubble naturally… …

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  • 7architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …

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  • 8Mapoch's Caves — is a provincial heritage site in Middelburg in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. In 1968 it was described in the Government Gazette as Apart from their interesting and dramatic history, the Hoofstat and Spitskoppie contain extensive stone… …

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  • 9rubble masonry — also called  rubblework        the use of undressed, rough stone, generally in the construction of walls (wall). Dry stone random rubble walls, for which rough stones are piled up without mortar, are the most basic form. An intermediate method is …

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  • 10Derry Churches — are the remains of two small ruined churches near Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland, on the Ards Peninsula. The churches are 1.5 miles (2.4km) north east of Portaferry, east of the A2 road to Cloghy (on the Tullymally Road[1]), at grid… …

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