Both Uses of
masonry
in
The Two Towers
- I saw iron posts and blocks of masonry go rocketing up hundreds of feet, and smash against the windows of Orthanc.†
Chpt 3.9 *
- The handiwork of Men of old could still be seen in its straight sure flight and level course: now and again it cut its way through hillside slopes, or leaped over a stream upon a wide shapely arch of enduring masonry; but at last all signs of stonework faded, save for a broken pillar here and there, peering out of bushes at the side, or old paving-stones still lurking amid weeds and moss.†
Chpt 4.4
Definition:
stone or brick parts of a structure such as a building or wall; or the craft of building with such materials