Carpentry vs. Masonry

Carpentrynoun

(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.

Carpentrynoun

(countable) A carpenter's workshop.

Carpentrynoun

The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.

Carpentrynoun

An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

Carpentrynoun

the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

Carpentry

Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did rougher work such as framing, but today many other materials are also used and sometimes the finer trades of cabinetmaking and furniture building are considered carpentry.

Masonrynoun

The art or occupation of a mason.

Masonrynoun

The work or performance of a mason

Masonrynoun

That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.

Masonrynoun

The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.

Masonrynoun

The art or occupation of a mason.

Masonrynoun

The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.

Masonrynoun

That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.

Masonrynoun

The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.

Masonrynoun

structure built of stone or brick by a mason

Masonrynoun

Freemasons collectively

Masonrynoun

the craft of a mason

Masonrynoun

stonework

Masonrynoun

the occupation or work of a mason

Masonrynoun

freemasonry

Masonry

Masonry is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are brick, building stone such as marble, granite, and limestone, cast stone, concrete block, glass block, and adobe.