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Webster 1913 Edition
Ashler
{
, Ash′lar
,Ash′ler
}Noun.
[OE.
ascheler
, achiler
, OF. aiseler
, fr. aiselle
, dim. of ais
plank, fr. L. axis
, assis
, plank, axle. See Axle
.] 1.
(Masonry)
(a)
Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone.
Rough
ashlar
, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common ashlar
. Knight.
(b)
In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick.
Knight.