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ma·son
(mā′sən)n.
1. One who builds or works with stone or brick.
2. Mason A Freemason.
tr.v. ma·soned, ma·son·ing, ma·sons
To build of or strengthen with masonry.
[Middle English, from Old French maçon, masson, of Germanic origin; see mag- in Indo-European roots.]
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mason
(ˈmeɪsən)n
1. (Professions) a person skilled in building with stone
2. (Building) a person skilled in building with stone
3. (Professions) a person who dresses stone
4. (Building) a person who dresses stone
vb
(Building) (tr) to construct or strengthen with masonry
[C13: from Old French masson, of Frankish origin; perhaps related to Old English macian to make]
Mason
(ˈmeɪsən)n
short for Freemason
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ma•son
(ˈmeɪ sən)n.
1. a person whose trade is building with firm units, as stones or bricks.
2. a person who dresses stones or bricks.
3. (cap.) Freemason.
v.t. 4. to construct of or strengthen with masonry.
[1175–1225; < Old French machun, masson < Frankish *makjon maker, derivative of *makōn to make]
Ma•son
(ˈmeɪ sən)n.
Charles, 1730–87, English astronomer and surveyor.
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mason
Past participle: masoned
Gerund: masoning
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| Noun | 1. |  Mason - American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) |
| 2. |  Mason - English film actor (1909-1984) | |
| 3. | Mason - English writer (1865-1948) | |
| 4. |  mason - a craftsman who works with stone or brick | |
| 5. |  Mason - a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly loveFreemasonry, Masonry - Freemasons collectively brother - a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" Knight Templar - a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States |
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mason
noun stonecutter He hired a bulldozer operator and a mason for the job.
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Translations
بَنّاء
зидар
zedník
murerstenhugger
múrari, steinsmiîur
akmentašysmūrasmūrinys
akmeņkalismūrnieks
duvarcıtaş ustası
mason
[ˈmeɪsn] N1. (= builder) → albañil mf; (= stonework specialist) → mampostero/a m/f
2. (= monumental mason) → marmolista mf (de monumentos funerarios)
3. (in quarry) → cantero/a m/f
4. (= freemason) → masón m, francmasón m
MASON-DIXON LINE
La línea Mason-Dixon o Mason and Dixon es la línea simbólica que divide el norte y el sur de Estados Unidos y que, hasta el final de la Guerra Civil, marcaba la separación entre aquellos estados en donde existía la esclavitud y aquéllos en los que no. Esta línea de demarcación, que se extiende a lo largo de 377 kilómetros, fue establecida por Charles Mason y Jeremiah Dixon en el siglo XVIII con el fin de solucionar un conflicto que ya duraba 80 años sobre la frontera entre Maryland y Pensilvania. En 1779 la línea se extendió para demarcar la frontera entre Pensilvania y Virginia (hoy Virginia del Oeste); en la actualidad aún sirve como referencia del sur en general y en las canciones de country & western los cantantes hablan con nostalgia de "cruzar la línea" para volver a sus tierras sureñas.
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mason
[ˈmeɪsən] n (also stonemason) → maçon(ne) m/fmason
Mason [ˈmeɪsən] n (also freemason) → franc-maçon mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mason
n
(= freemason) → Freimaurer m
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mason
[ˈmeɪsn] na. (builder) → muratore m (also stonemason) → scalpellino
b. (also freemason) → massone m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mason
(ˈmeisn) noun (usually ˈstonemason) a skilled worker or builder in stone.
ˈmasonry noun stone(work). He was killed by falling masonry.
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