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Etymology
From Old French aisselier, from Latin axilla, diminutive of axis �board, plank�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�æ�l�/

Noun
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1. A large square stone; masonry making use of such stone blocks.

#*1973: Even as I babbled, Jock's massy frame filled the doorway, his ill-hewn ashlar head weaving from side to side, eyes blinking at the light. � Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 108)

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