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mason definition

ma·son (mā′sən)

noun

  1. a person whose work is building with stone, brick, concrete, etc.
  2. Freemason

Etymology: OFr maçon < ML macio < Frank *makjo- < *makon, akin to OE macian, to make

transitive verb

to build of or reinforce with masonry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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