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The stonework on this house is over 100 years old.
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Built in 1990, the contemporary Mediterranean home has been updated and features modern fixtures and stonework, custom wet bars and a movie theater.
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The stonework displays the names of 2,706 Marines and sailors killed in Vietnam while fighting for the three battalions that comprised the 5th Marine Regiment, plus the dead from 2nd Battalion, Fourth Marines.
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Steel girders maintain the structural integrity in places, making clear where the original stonework was lost to shelling, bullets or fire.
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The show even includes the stuffed Buckeye the Falcon, posed as if to take flight from a piece of architectural stonework mounted on a gallery wall.
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Marble and stonework fill the living spaces, which include two dining rooms, two living rooms, a billiards room, wine cellar and theater.
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In makeshift bunkers — one of them formerly a blind woman’s bedroom that was reinforced with concrete — slits have been gouged into the stonework, offering killers a view of the surrounding streets.
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Some gardeners choose a complementary, low-growing bed of flowers underneath, while others like the look of patio pavers or similar stonework circling the tree.
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The first thing your eye is drawn to in the master bedroom is the stonework on the focal wall.
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First Known Use of stonework
before 12th century
STONEWORK Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of stonework for English Language Learners
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: a structure or part of a structure that is built of stone
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