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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.

Hence it is that the

building

of our Sion rises no faster.

Bp. Hall.

The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.

The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes

building

; but

building

is frequently employed when the result is not architectural.

Hosking.

That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.

Thy sumptuous

buildings

and thy wife’s attire
Have cost a mass of public treasury.

Shakespeare

ppr.

bild'ing. Framing and erecting; resting on.

Noun.

bild'ing. A fabric or edifice constructed for use or convenience, as a house,a church, a shop, &c.