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Mason

ma·son

UK/ˈmeɪsən/ US/ˈmeɪsʌn/ common informal

noun

1.

American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

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a craftsman who works with stone or brick

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Origin

From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”).

Phrases

  • Gareis-Mason syndrome
  • mason bee
  • Mason City
  • Mason County
  • mason moth
  • mason shell
  • mason wasp
  • mason worm
  • Mason's Island
  • monumental mason
  • sand mason worm

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