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mason

ma·son [ máyss'n ]


noun  (plural ma·sons)
Definition:
 
somebody who works with stone: somebody who works with stone or brick, especially in the building trades



transitive verb  (past and past participle ma·soned, present participle ma·son·ing, 3rd person present singular ma·sons)
Definition:
 
build something using stone: to build or strengthen something using stone or brick

[12th century. < Old N French machun or Old French masson]
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