Ashlar

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæʃlÉ™/

Alternative forms

• ashler

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French esselier, from Latin axilla, diminutive of axis ("board, plank").

Full definition of ashlar

Noun

1. (architecture) A large cuboid stone; masonry making use of such stone blocks.
• 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001), page 108:Even as I babbled, Jock's massy frame filled the doorway, his ill-hewn ashlar head weaving from side to side, eyes blinking at the light.
2. A hurling stone used in warfare.

Derived terms

• ashlaring

Anagrams

• lahars