Mason
['meɪs(ə)n] or ['mesn]
['mesn]
Definition
(noun.) a craftsman who works with stone or brick.
(noun.) English writer (1865-1948).
(noun.) English film actor (1909-1984).
(noun.) American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792).
Checked by Gilbert--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
(n.) A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
(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.
Typist: Portia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Builder in stone or brick.[2]. Free-mason.
Editor: Vince
Definition
n. one who cuts prepares and lays stones: a builder in stone: a member of the society of freemasons.—v.t. to build.—adjs. Mason′ic relating to freemasonry; Mā′sonried constructed of masonry.—n. Mā′sonry the skill or practice of a mason: the work of a mason: the art of building in stone: freemasonry.—adj. consisting of mason-work.—n. Mas′ter-mā′son (see under Master).
Typist: Preston
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you see a mason plying his trade, denotes a rise in your circumstances and a more congenial social atmosphere will surround you. If you dream of seeing a band of the order of masons in full regalia, it denotes that you will have others beside yourself to protect and keep from the evils of life.
Typed by Ethan
Examples
- On the 22d Colonel Rodney Mason surrendered Clarksville with six companies of his regiment. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- These piles are perhaps three or four feet high, and are so neat and true that they appear to have been the work of a master mason. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An inaudible reply escaped Mason's white lips. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- One night, after receiving a satisfactory report of progress from Mr. Mason, superintendent of the cement plant, he said: The only way to keep ahead of the procession is to experiment. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A house-carpenter seems to exercise rather a nicer and a more ingenious trade than a mason. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I do feel better, remarked Mr. Mason. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Mr. Mason obeyed, because it was evidently useless to resist. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We had better leave her, whispered Mason. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But Mr. Mason seems a man easily led. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- If you have no more to fear from Mr. Mason than you have from me, sir, you are very safe. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She sucked the blood: she said she'd drain my heart, said Mason. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Signed, Richard Mason. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Bertha Mason is mad; and she came of a mad family; idiots and maniacs through three generations! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You know this place, Mason, said our guide; she bit and stabbed you here. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Mr. Mason does. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- In a tool-shed at the bottom of the garden, lay the relics of building-materials, left by masons lately employed to repair a part of the premises. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Skilled masons moved from place to place to assist in building the magnificent sacred structures--cathedrals, abbeys, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- No species of skilled labour, however, seems more easy to learn than that of masons and bricklayers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I do not believe in the Free Masons however. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But if the expense of this entertainment had been employed in setting to work masons, carpenters, upholsterers, mechanics, etc. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I believe in the Free Masons, the lieutenant said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Certainly not; three presumptuous Babylonish masons--neither more nor less! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Toni