different between masonry vs blocage

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?s?n?i/

Noun

masonry (countable and uncountable, plural masonries)

1. The art or occupation of a mason.

   He studied masonry for five years.

2. The work or performance of a mason

   The masonry was exquisite.

3. 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.

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

Synonyms

• stonecraft

Translations

Anagrams

• Maynors

English

Etymology

French blocage

Noun

blocage (uncountable)

1. (architecture) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.

French

Etymology

From Middle French bloccage, equivalent to bloquer +? -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?.ka?/

Noun

blocage m (plural blocages)

1. block (e.g. of traffic)
2. block (act of physically blocking)
3. block (obstruction)
4. (Internet) block, blocking
5. blockage
6. locking (of brakes)

Related terms

• antiblocage
• géoblocage

Related terms

• bloquer
• déblocage

Further reading

• “blocage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).