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Masonry vs Mosaic - What's the difference?

masonry | mosaic |

As nouns the difference between masonry and mosaic

is that masonry is the art or occupation of a mason while mosaic is mosaic.

masonry

Noun

  • The art or occupation of a mason.
  • The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.
  • 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 craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.
  • Synonyms

    * (l)

    mosaic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mosaick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
  • (genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
  • (botany) A viral disease of plants.
  • A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (of an individual) Containing cells of varying genetic constitution.
  • See also

    * ("mosaic" on Wikipedia) *