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mason

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ma=son

CIDE DICTIONARY

masonn. [F. ma, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.].
  •  One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.  [1913 Webster]
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
masonv. t. 
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mason, n. & v.
--n.
1 a person who builds with stone.
2 (Mason) a Freemason.
--v.tr. build or strengthen with masonry.

Idiom
mason's mark a device carved on stone by the mason who dressed it.
Etymology
ME f. OF masson, ma{ccedil}onner, ONF machun, prob. ult. f. Gmc

THESAURUS

mason

carver, chaser, clay modeler, earth artist, figurer, figuriste, gem carver, graver, modeler, molder, monumental mason, sculptor, sculptress, sculpturer, statuary, stonecutter, wax modeler, wood carver

ROGET THESAURUS

mason

Agent

N doer, actor, agent, performer, perpetrator, operator, executor, executrix, practitioner, worker, stager, bee, ant, working bee, termite, white ant, laboring oar, servant of all work, factotum, workman, artisan, craftsman, handicraftsman, mechanic, operative, working man, laboring man, demiurgus, hewers of wood and drawers of water, laborer, navvy, hand, man, day laborer, journeyman, charwoman, hack, mere tool, beast of burden, drudge, fag, lumper, roustabout, maker, artificer, artist, wright, manufacturer, architect, builder, mason, bricklayer, smith, forger, Vulcan, carpenter, ganger, platelayer, blacksmith, locksmith, sailmaker, wheelwright, machinist, mechanician, engineer, sempstress, semstress, seamstress, needlewoman, workwoman, tailor, cordwainer, minister, servant, representative, coworker, party to, participator in, particeps criminis, dramatis personae, personnel, quorum pars magna fui, faber est quisque fortunae suae.


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