Found 3 items, similar to Mason.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: mason tukang batu
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Mason Mason n 1: American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) [syn: George Mason] 2: English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: James Mason, James Neville Mason ] 3: English writer (1865-1948) [syn: A. E. W. Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason ] 4: a craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: stonemason] 5: a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: Freemason]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mason Mason \Ma"son\, v. t. To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler. [1913 Webster] Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[,c]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes. [1913 Webster] 2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason. [1913 Webster] Mason bee (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand. Mason moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil. Mason shell (Zo["o]l.), a marine univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell. Mason wasp (Zo["o]l.), any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides food for its larv[ae] [1913 Webster]