Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Masonry made with rubble.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Masonwork built of rubble-stone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and shape.
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- noun A form of
masonry made of large stones loosely thrown together and then optionallygrouted .
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of the major constructions at Alta Vista, the Labyrinth, is a sinuous walkway with pillars and turns, bordered by rubblework walls, and believed to have astronomical significance.
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One of the major constructions at Alta Vista, the Labyrinth, is a sinuous walkway with pillars and turns, bordered by rubblework walls, and believed to have astronomical significance.
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Britt-Arnhild, rubblework is just a fun word for patchwork.
Rubblework scarf..... Gumbo Lily 2008
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PS: I got to see Clarice's rubblework scarf in person last week as well as a table runner she made using the same concept and both were beautiful!
Workshoppy gift ideas.... Gumbo Lily 2008
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Think of it as building a wall with different shapes and sizes of bricks and you have "rubblework."
Rubblework scarf..... Gumbo Lily 2008
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Of the 15 rubblework houses initially planned, six are already under construction by the cooperative members.
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In sharp contrast to that of Old Bonito, Late Bonitian masonry consists of a rubblework core faced on both sides by a veneer of neatly fitted sandstone blocks.
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It was originally built of brick and rubblework, but since the restoration in the seventeenth century it has lost its primitive character.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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He reached the open space in front of the house and once more found there the same murmuring palms, the same rubblework benches with seats and backs of flowered tile that he knew so well.
The Torrent Entre Naranjos Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897
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Reaching the little square in front of the Hermitage, he rested from the ascent, stretching out full length on the crescent of rubblework that formed a bench near the sanctuary.
The Torrent Entre Naranjos Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897
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