American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
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English film actor (1909-1984)
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English writer (1865-1948)
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a craftsman who works with stone or brick
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a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
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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[,c]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]
"I don't look at it as a job, I look at it as a privilege to preserve something that means a lot to people all over the United States," said mason Paul Choquette, 42, of South Dartmouth.
Could they have been taken to the mason's yard and recycled for other people's memorials? The field was surrounded by a ditch and embankment.
Jessie had worked at odd jobs around Mobile, while O'Cain hoped to become a brick mason, a job that attracts many black craftsmen in this Gulf Coast area.
He learned a lot of useful information." Plymouth Rock is on its way to becoming whole again and the mason who is doing the repair work for $1 says he'll have the Pilgrim's historic landing spot back in shape for Thanksgiving.