mason
mason Lexical Profile
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• noun
A skilled craftsperson who shapes, dresses, and lays stone, brick, or concrete blocks to build structures.
"The master mason carefully carved the intricate limestone archway for the cathedral restoration."
A member of the Freemasons, a global fraternal organization known for its secret rituals and charitable work (usually capitalized as Mason).
"His grandfather had been a dedicated Mason at the local lodge for over forty years."
• verb
To build, strengthen, or face a structure with stone or brick masonry.
"The workers masoned the retaining wall using locally quarried granite blocks."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French 'maçon' (stoneworker), derived from Medieval Latin 'macionem', which is ultimately of Frankish origin and related to a Germanic root meaning 'to chop or hew'.