Mason (redirected from masons)

Mason, George 1725-1792.

American Revolutionary politician from Virginia. A member of the Constitutional Convention (1787), he voiced criticism that resulted in the drafting of the Bill of Rights. His grandson James Murray Mason (1798-1871) was a Confederate diplomat to Great Britain and France.

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ma·son  (msn)

n.

1. One who builds or works with stone or brick.

2. Mason A Freemason.

tr.v. ma·soned, ma·son·ing, ma·sons

To build of or strengthen with masonry.

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[Middle English, from Old French maçon, masson, of Germanic origin; see mag- in Indo-European roots.]

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mason

Noun

a person skilled in building with stone [Old French masson]

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Mason

Noun

a Freemason

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Mason - American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) George Mason
	2.	Mason - English film actor (1909-1984) James Mason, James Neville Mason
	3.	Mason - English writer (1865-1948) A. E. W. Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason
	4.	mason - a craftsman who works with stone or brick stonemason artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
	5.	Mason - a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love Freemason Freemasonry, Masonry - Freemasons collectively brother - a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" Knight Templar - a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States

Translations

mason [ˈmeɪsn] n (also: stonemason) → albañil m (also: freemason) → masón m

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mason [ˈmeɪsn] n (also: stonemason) → maçon m;

(also: freemason) → franc-maçon m

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mason [ˈmeɪsn] n (also: stone mason) → Steinmetz m;

(also: freemason) → Freimaurer m

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mason [ˈmeɪsn] n (also: stonemason) → scalpellino;

(also: freemason) → massone m