Mason /(?)/
Ma·son
Mason
n.
- One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
- A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
Phrases & Compounds
- Mason bee
- any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand.
- Mason moth
- any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil.
- Mason shell
- 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
- 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
Mason
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.