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English
Etymology
From Old French masson, machun (modern maçon), from Late Latin macio, machio, mattio, mactio, from Old Low Franconian *mattio, akin to Old High German mezzo 'stonemason' (mod. Steinmetz), meizan 'to beat, cut'.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪsən
Noun
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Singular mason |
Plural masons |
mason (plural masons)
- One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
- A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
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- Mason moth (Zoölogy): any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil
- Mason shell (Zoölogy): a marine univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell
Verb
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Infinitive to mason |
Third person singular masons |
Simple past masoned |
Past participle masoned |
Present participle masoning |
to mason (third-person singular simple present masons, present participle masoning, simple past and past participle masoned)
- (transitive) 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.
Translations
to build stonework or brickwork
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