mason

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] 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'.

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• Rhymes: -eɪsən

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mason (plural masons)

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.

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• mason bee
• mason wasp
• masonry

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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

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

1. (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.

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