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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma?on, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio,
marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]
1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick;
also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See {Freemason}.
{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]
资料来源 : WordNet®
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}]