Mason

mā′sn, n. one who cuts, prepares, and lays stones: a builder in stone: a member of the society of freemasons.— v.t. to build.— adjs. Mason′ic , relating to freemasonry; Mā′sonried , constructed of masonry.— n. Mā′sonry , the skill or practice of a mason: the work of a mason: the art of building in stone: freemasonry.— adj. consisting of mason-work.— n. Mas′ter-mā′son (see under Master ). [O. Fr. ma on (Fr. maçon )—Low L. macion-em ; prob. Teut.; cf. Mid. High Ger. mezzo , a mason, whence steinmetz , a stone-mason, cog. with Old High Ger. meizan , to hew, whence Ger. mei el , a chisel.]