mason

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ma=son

CIDE DICTIONARY

mason, n. [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

mason, v. 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]