mason
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Etymology edit
From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from Frankish *makjō (“maker, builder”), a derivative of Frankish *makōn (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“cutter”), from Proto-Indo-European *metn-, *met- (“to cut”).
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Noun edit
mason (plural masons)
- A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick
- One who prepares stone for building purposes.
- A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
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Verb edit
mason (third-person singular simple present masons, present participle masoning, simple past and past participle masoned)
- (transitive, normally with a preposition) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons
- to mason up a well or terrace
- to mason in a kettle or boiler
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mason
- accusative singular of maso
Mauritian Creole edit
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Unknown
Noun edit
mason
- fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)
References edit
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French maçon, from Middle French maçon (“mason”), from Old French maçon, masson, machun (“brick-layer”), from Late Latin maciō, machiō (“carpenter, brick-layer”), from a derivative of Frankish *makōn (“to build, make, work”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Frankish *mati (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matją, *mattjuk (“ploughshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).
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mason m pers (female equivalent masonka)
- mason, Freemason
- Synonym: wolnomularz
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mason m (plural masoni)
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Seychellois Creole edit
Etymology edit
Unknown
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mason
- fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)
References edit
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français