mason

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See also: Mason, máson, masón, and Masoń

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (carpenter, bricklayer), from Frankish *makjō (maker, builder), a derivative of Frankish *makōn (to work, build, make), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (to knead, mix, make), conflated with Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (cutter), from Proto-Indo-European *metn-, *met- (to cut).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪsən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪsən

Noun

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mason (plural masons)

  1. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick
  2. One who prepares stone for building purposes.
  3. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

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Verb

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mason (third-person singular simple present masons, present participle masoning, simple past and past participle masoned)

  1. (transitive, normally with a preposition) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons
    to mason up a well or terrace
    to mason in a kettle or boiler

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Anagrams

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Esperanto

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Noun

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mason

  1. accusative singular of maso

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology 1

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From French maçon.

Noun

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mason

  1. mason, bricklayer

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

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mason

  1. fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French maçon, from Middle French maçon (mason), from Old French maçon, masson, machun (brick-layer), from Late Latin maciō, machiō (carpenter, brick-layer), from a derivative of Frankish *makōn (to build, make, work), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (to knead, mix, make), conflated with Frankish *mati (cutter), from Proto-Germanic *matją, *mattjuk (ploughshare, mattock), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (hoe, mattock).

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Noun

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mason m pers (female equivalent masonka)

  1. mason, Freemason
    Synonym: wolnomularz

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Further reading

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  • mason in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mason in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French maçon.

Noun

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mason m (plural masoni)

  1. freemason

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Seychellois Creole

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Etymology

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Unknown

Noun

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mason

  1. fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)

References

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  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français