MASON
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Ma"son (?), n. [F. maçon, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]
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1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
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2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
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Mason bee (Zo&ö;l.), any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand. -- Mason moth (Zo&ö;l.), any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil. -- Mason shell (Zo&ö;l.), 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 (Zo&ö;l.), 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 larvæ
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Ma"son, v. 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.
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