n. & v.
n. 1 a person who builds with stone. 2 (Mason) a Freemason.
v.tr. build or strengthen with masonry. mason's mark a device carved on stone by the mason who dressed it.
[ ME f. OF masson, maçonner, ONF machun, prob. ult. f. Gmc ]
n. & v.
n. 1 a person who builds with stone. 2 (Mason) a Freemason.
v.tr. build or strengthen with masonry. mason's mark a device carved on stone by the mason who dressed it.
[ ME f. OF masson, maçonner, ONF machun, prob. ult. f. Gmc ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012