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The construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
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rustication
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rustication \Rus`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. rusticatio.] The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a time. (Arch.) Rustic work.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rustication (literally "to or of the countryside") may refer to: Rustication (architecture) , a style of masonry giving stones a deliberately rough finish Rustication (academia) , temporary expulsion from a university (literally, to be sent to the countryside) ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 the act of rusticating (intransitive verb sense) 2 the act of being rusticated (transitive verb sense) 3 (context UK military English) the process of posting a person or relocating a unit from London (or a command HQ) to elsewhere in the country.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the condition naturally attaching to life in the country the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner the action of retiring to and living in the country temporary dismissal of a student from a university banishment into the country
Usage examples of rustication.
Battle of the Togati and the Town--Raff--A Night--Scene in the High-Street, Oxford--Description of the Combatants-- Attack of the Gownsmen upon the Mitre--Evolutions of the Assailants--Manoeuvres of the Proctors and Bull--Dogs-- Perilous Condition of Blackmantle and his Associates, Eglantine, Echo, and Transit--Snug Retreat of Lionise--The High-- Street after the Battle--Origin of the Argotiers, and Invention of Cant--phrases--History of the Intestine Wars and Civil Broils of Oxford, from the Time of Alfred--Origin of the late Strife--Ancient Ballad--Retreat of the Togati-- Reflections of a Freshman--Black Matins, or the Effect of late Drinking upon early Risers--Visit to Golgotha, or the Place of Sculls--Lecture from the Big--Wigs--Tom Echo receives Sentence of Rustication 246 TOWNE AND GOWNE 263 THE STAGE COACH, OR THE TRIP TO BRIGHTON.