[mey-suh
n] 
| 1. | a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent. |
| 2. | a person who dresses stones or bricks. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter) a Freemason. |
| 4. | to construct of or strengthen with masonry. |
[mey-suhn] | 1. | Bobbie Ann, born 1940, U.S. short-story writer and novelist. |
| 2. | Charles, 1730–87, English astronomer and surveyor. Compare Mason-Dixon line. |
| 3. | George, 1725–92, American statesman. |
| 4. | Lowell, 1792–1872, U.S. hymnist and educator. |
| 5. | a male given name. |
| ma·son (mā'sən) n.
To build of or strengthen with masonry. [Middle English, from Old French maçon, masson, of Germanic origin; see mag- in Indo-European roots.] |
| Mason, George 1725-1792. American Revolutionary politician from Virginia. A member of the Constitutional Convention (1787), he voiced criticism that resulted in the drafting of the Bill of Rights. His grandson James Murray Mason (1798-1871) was a Confederate diplomat to Great Britain and France. |
| Mason, Lowell 1792-1872. American musician and composer who developed the first music program for American public schools (1838) and composed several hymns, including "Nearer, My God, to Thee." |
Mason
an artificer in stone. The Tyrians seem to have been specially skilled in architecture (1 Kings 5:17, 18; 2 Sam. 5:11). This art the Hebrews no doubt learned in Egypt (Ex. 1:11, 14), where ruins of temples and palaces fill the traveller with wonder at the present day.