mason
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈmeɪsən//
A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
noun
- 1
A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
- 2
One who prepares stone for building purposes.
- 3
A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
Etymology
From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”).
verb
- 1
To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons
to mason up a well or terrace
to mason in a kettle or boiler
Forms
- plural
- masons
- past tense
- masoned
- past participle
- masoned
- present participle
- masoning
- third person singular
- masons
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mason · A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
Mason · A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.masquerade · An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or…mass · Matter, material. A quantity of matter cohering so as to make…