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Webster 1913 Edition
Mason
Ma′son
,Noun.
[F.
maçon
, LL. macio
, machio
, mattio
, mactio
, marcio
, macerio
; of uncertain origin.] 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
. Mason bee
(Zool.)
, any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus
– Osmia
. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand. Mason moth
(Zool.)
, any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil.
– Mason shell
(Zool.)
, 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
(Zool.)
, 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 larvae
Ma′son
,Verb.
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Mason
MA'SON
,Noun.
1.
A man whose occupation is to lay bricks and stones, or to construct the walls of buildings, chimneys and the like, which consist of bricks or stones.2.
A member of the fraternity of free masons.