different between bricklaying vs masonry

English

brick +? laying

bricklaying (countable and uncountable, plural bricklayings)

The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
- 1912, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Mother Carey (page 127)
  Mr. Popham never worked at his bricklayings or carpentering or cabinet making or papering by the hour, but “by the job”; and a kind Providence, intent on the welfare of the community, must have guided him in this choice of business methods, […]

From Middle English masonry, masonrie, partly from Old French maçonerie and partly from mason +? -ry.

masonry (countable and uncountable, plural masonries)

The art or occupation of a mason.
He studied masonry for five years.
The work or performance of a mason
The masonry was exquisite.
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.
The masonry was cracked.
The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.

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