Definition of mason
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: a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
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Nailing involves a stump of wood, a mason’s hammer, and a decent potential for injury.
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The customer, Hervé Sosna, 65, was a retired mason, said Denis Vial, a retiree who was in same checkout line and dropped to the floor next to him, according to a video interview published in the local paper, La Depêche du Midi.
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Dig Footings and Install Piers or Posts Use mason's strings to determine footings along the decks outside corners.
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Learn about Ohio's 500 species of native bee and build mason bee house.
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Some firms view themselves as masons, helping clients build stronger walls; others see themselves as exterminators, hunting for pests.
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The Kennedys had plied the mason’s trade since at least the 1840s, when the first of us landed on these shores, during Ireland’s Great Famine.
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Much of the museum repair work is going to require carpenters, masons and metal workers who can deal with uncommon stone and brick treatments, wrought iron, carved wood, murals, glass works, mosaics and ornamental landscaping.
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But, as its title implies, much of Man of the Woods also comes with the moonshine-and-mason-jar glisten of country, blues and folk.
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Origin and Etymology of mason
Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English macian to make
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First Known Use: 13th century
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Definition of mason for English Language Learners
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: a skilled worker who builds or works with stone, brick, or concrete
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Definition of mason for Students
: a person who builds or works with stone or brick
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