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mason

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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[,c]on, 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 (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
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  Mason \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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