ashlaring

English

Alternative forms

• ashlering

Etymology

From ashlar +‎ -ing.

Noun

ashlaring (plural ashlarings)

1. The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
2. Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.
   • 1849, Minard Lafever, The Modern Builder's Guide:

     they are also fluted on their under edges, and sunk on their upper sides, projecting about two inches, in general, beyond the ashlaring

3. (carpentry) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets.

References

• “ashlaring”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Shangri-La, Shangri-la