Definition of "masonry"

masonry

/ˈmeɪsənɹi/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural masonries
1. The art or occupation of a mason.
2. The work or performance of a mason
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.
  Quotations
  Many houses built between the Civil War and 1940 have masonry walls, usually of brick, with the inside surfaces covered by a layer of plaster.
  1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, page 56
4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.