mason : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mason	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for mason
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mason n American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) Synonym(s): Mason, George Mason English film actor (1909-1984) Synonym(s): Mason, James Mason, James Neville Mason English writer (1865-1948) Synonym(s): Mason, A. E. W. Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason a craftsman who works with stone or brick Synonym(s): mason, stonemason a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love Synonym(s): Freemason, Mason
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[?]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.] 1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes. 2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See {Freemason}. {Mason bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus {Osmia}. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand. {Mason moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil. {Mason shell} (Zo[94]l.), 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} (Zo[94]l.), 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 larv[91]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mason, IL (town, FIPS 47449) Location: 38.95310 N, 88.62540 W Population (1990): 387 (150 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62443 Mason, MI (city, FIPS 52180) Location: 42.58170 N, 84.44390 W Population (1990): 6768 (2463 housing units) Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48854 Mason, NH Zip code(s): 03048 Mason, OH (city, FIPS 48188) Location: 39.36000 N, 84.30704 W Population (1990): 11452 (4274 housing units) Area: 31.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45040 Mason, TN (town, FIPS 46420) Location: 35.41323 N, 89.53663 W Population (1990): 337 (135 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38049 Mason, TX (city, FIPS 46968) Location: 30.74925 N, 99.23209 W Population (1990): 2041 (1069 housing units) Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76856 Mason, WI (village, FIPS 49900) Location: 46.43550 N, 91.06227 W Population (1990): 102 (41 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Mason, WV (town, FIPS 52180) Location: 39.01885 N, 82.03245 W Population (1990): 1053 (506 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25260
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mason an artificer in stone. The Tyrians seem to have been specially skilled in architecture (1 Kings 5:17, 18; 2 Sam. 5:11). This art the Hebrews no doubt learned in Egypt (Ex. 1:11, 14), where ruins of temples and palaces fill the traveller with wonder at the present day.