tailleur de pierre

French

Etymology

Literally, “stone cutter”, from tailler (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.jœʁ də pjɛʁ/, /tɑ.jœʁ də pjɛʁ/

Noun

tailleur de pierre m (plural tailleurs de pierre, feminine tailleuse de pierre)

stonemason (one who works with stone)
Synonyms: maçon, tailleur

Descendants

→ Norman: tailleur d'pièrre

Further reading

“tailleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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