1. squared stone blocks used in building construction, typically with smooth faces and square edges
Usage: architecture; masonry
2. masonry made of such squared stone blocks
Usage: architecture

Examples

• The cathedral’s walls were built with fine ashlar limestone.
• Medieval masons carefully cut each ashlar block to precise dimensions.
• The castle’s ashlar construction has withstood centuries of weather.
• Ashlar masonry requires skilled craftsmen to achieve proper alignment.
• The building’s facade featured beautiful ashlar stonework.
• Workers laid the ashlar blocks in perfectly straight courses.