Definition of mason

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Mason (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..

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Garreting :: Garreting (n.) Small splinters of stone inserted into the joints of coarse masonry.
Rubblework :: Rubblework (n.) Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and shape.
Blocage :: Blocage (n.) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry..
Incrustation :: Incrustation (n.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement..
Render :: Render (v. t.) To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath..
Capacity :: Capacity (n.) Outward condition or circumstances; occupation; profession; character; position; as, to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter..
Stonewort :: Stonework (n.) Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone.
Mole :: Mole (n.) A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself..
Pier :: Pier (n.) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
Mould :: Mould (n.) That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason..
Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways..
Masonry :: Masonry (n.) That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar..
Templar :: Templar (n.) One belonged to a certain order or degree among the Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of an order among temperance men, styled Good Templars..
North :: North (n.) Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
Underpinning :: Underpinning (n.) The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like..
Pin :: Pin (n.) An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin..
Martello Tower :: Martello tower () A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction..
Jedding Ax :: "Jedding ax (n.) A stone mason's tool, having a flat face and a pointed part..
Filling :: Filling (n.) That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc..
South :: South (n.) Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
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