rustication.

1. A masonry treatment emphasizing textured block faces or pronounced joints.

2. The act or condition of withdrawing or sending someone from urban or institutional life into the country.

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Words that belong together

• rusticated masonry
• façade rustication

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Rustication gave the lower façade a massive appearance.

The building’s rustication caught deep shadows.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.