Dear Tim
As far as I know, an ashlar is a hewn squared off stone, for a building.
Best regards John R
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> Actually, not all questions are as simple as they may seem and there
> are so many odd corners in Kipling that what is simple to some is a
> mystery to others. For instance, my innocent query about the deodar
> (do you wear it, eat it, or sit under it...) produced a veritable
> Himalayan avalanche of answers, of which the most complete was from
> John Cram, and which might be of interest to other members.
>
>
> "It is the Himalayan cedar (if you want to call it that).
> Cedrus deodara is the Latin name.
> There are three (sub?)species of Cedar -
> Cedrus atlantica, the Atlantic cedar growing in the Atlas
> Mountains;
> Cedrus libani, the cedar of Lebanon; and
> Cedrus deodara growing in the Himalayas."
>
>
> So do I dare add to the list of "simple" questions, and ask precisely
> what an ashlar is or was?!
>
>
>
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> City University, London EC1V OHB
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