Mason

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, A An) for a stonemason.
  2. Proper noun.  A Freemason.
  3. Proper noun.  (given name, male) transferred from the surname.
  4. Noun.  One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
  5. Noun.  A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) 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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