■ noun chiefly N. Amer. a wide-mouthed glass jar with an airtight screw top, used for preserving fruit and vegetables.
Origin
C19: named after the American inventor John L. Mason .
■ noun chiefly N. Amer. a wide-mouthed glass jar with an airtight screw top, used for preserving fruit and vegetables.
Origin
C19: named after the American inventor John L. Mason .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004