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Definition of mason
1 : a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
2 capitalized : freemason
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Take Bernard Meierotto, a 55-year-old Bayfield County mason and, more to the point, the central link in a five-generation chain of deer hunters.
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Field trials, meanwhile, have not found an impact on honey bees, but some have shown harm to other kinds of bees, including bumble bees and solitary mason bees.
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The young generations are looking for jobs that require college degrees and high tech skills, not necessarily careers as carpenters, masons and plumbers.
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Seven days after their do-it-yourself wedding — flowers in mason jars, curtains made from bedsheets, pint glasses for party favors — Sissy and Jon upended their lives one more time.
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Salads Holy Frijole (1-pint mason jar): Black beans, garbanzo beans, corn, tomato, green bell pepper and cilantro with lemon balsamic and chipotle olive oil dressing.
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Pack vegetables in pint-sized mason jars and cover with hot brine.
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Dozens of homes are rising again; carpenters and masons swarm over them as trucks lumber up the curving lanes with building supplies.
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The church met at several other locations before breaking ground in August 1993 on the building along Hickory, a building that went up with the help of volunteers such as bricklayer and mason Alcide Chambers.
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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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MASON Defined for English Language Learners
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: a skilled worker who builds or works with stone, brick, or concrete
MASON Defined for Kids
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: a person who builds or works with stone or brick
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