a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
a person who dresses stones or bricks.
(initial capital letter) a Freemason.
verb (used with object)
to construct of or strengthen with masonry.
Origin of mason
1175–1225; Middle English machun, mason<Old French machun, masson<Frankish *makjon maker, derivative of *makōn to make1
When my sister looks at a Mason jar now—whether in someone’s hand filled with tea or bursting with flowers on a friend’s coffee table—it reminds her of her son Mason.
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Between 2004 and 2007, another former client also alleged Mason repeatedly exposed himself to her in parking lots, at her job and at a convenience store.
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In May 1776, Mason — by then not just a tobacco farmer but also a pioneer in the Virginia wine industry — was asked to help draft the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
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They failed, and as a result, Mason’s political career “was kind of curtailed,” Hyland says.
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One day while we were outside playing, my mother called Mason’s mom and told me to come home immediately.
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It was recorded as a little online extra while Mason and his crew waited to film a stand-up for the broadcast news program.
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A network insider insisted: “No expletives were uttered by Mr Mason in the recording of his rant.”
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The injuries, she says, only happened when Hawking and Mason were alone.
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Mason said plans had been in place for him to meet with the couple to discuss their upcoming nuptials.
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“Anyone would be surprised at how close this has been to home,” Mason said.
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It is not to be supposed that Mr. Mason contemplated the probable renewal of hostilities without great anxiety.
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And he proffered his right hand, Earth fashion, toward Mason!
The Women-Stealers of Thrayx|Fox B. Holden
The next day, being Sunday, we all gathered in the little church to hear Mr. Mason preach.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
Mr. Mason was gratified to meet Roger Carrington again in the relationship to which he had once so cordially welcomed him.
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Henry Halford has changed very little in character during the years that have elapsed since the receipt of Dr. Mason's letters.
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British Dictionary definitions for mason (1 of 2)
mason
/ (ˈmeɪsən) /
noun
a person skilled in building with stone
a person who dresses stone
verb
(tr)to construct or strengthen with masonry
Word Origin for mason
C13: from Old French masson, of Frankish origin; perhaps related to Old English macian to make