MASON

Freemason, Mason

(noun) a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

mason, stonemason

(noun) a craftsman who works with stone or brick

Mason, A. E. W. Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason

(noun) English writer (1865-1948)

Mason, James Mason, James Neville Mason

(noun) English film actor (1909-1984)

Mason, George Mason

(noun) American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Mason

An occupational surname for a stonemason.

A male given name from surnames.

A placename.

A city, the county seat of Ingham County, Michigan, United States.

A town in New Hampshire, United States.

A city in Ohio, United States.

A town in Tennessee, United States.

A city, the county seat of Mason County, Texas, United States.

A village in Wisconsin, United States.

(informal) Ellipsis of George Mason University.

Noun

Mason (plural Masons)

A Freemason.

Anagrams

• Manso, NOMAS, Osman, manos, moans, monas

Etymology

Noun

mason (plural masons)

A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick

One who prepares stone for building purposes.

A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

Verb

mason (third-person singular simple present masons, present participle masoning, simple past and past participle masoned)

(transitive, normally with a preposition) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons

Anagrams

• Manso, NOMAS, Osman, manos, moans, monas

Source: Wiktionary


Ma"son, n. Etym: [F. ma, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]

1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.

2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason. Mason bee (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand.

– Mason moth (Zoöl.), any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil.

– Mason shell (Zoöl.), a marine univalve shell of the genus Phorus;

– so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.

– Mason wasp (Zoöl.), any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides food for its larvæ

Ma"son, v. t.

Definition: To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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