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401 Etymology dictionary, p. mason (n.).1
mason (n.)
402 Etymology dictionary, p. mason (n.).2
… "stone mason" (Old North French machun ), probaby from Frankish *makjo or some other Germanic source (compare Old High German steinmezzo "stone mason," Modern German …
403 Etymology dictionary, p. mason (n.).3
… . The Mason jar (by 1868), a type of molded glass jar with an airtight screw lid, used for home preserves, is named for John L. Mason of New York, who patented it in 1858 …
404 Etymology dictionary, p. Mason-Dixon Line.1
Mason-Dixon Line
405 Etymology dictionary, p. Mason-Dixon Line.2
… Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, English astronomers who surveyed (1763-7) the disputed boundary between the colonial holdings of the Penns (Pennsylvania …
406 Etymology dictionary, p. Masonite.2
… , by Mason Fibre Company, Laurel, Mississippi, U.S., and named for William H. Mason (1877-1940), protege of Edison, who patented the process of making it. Earlier (1840 …
407 Etymology dictionary, p. masonry (n.).2
mid-14c., masonrie, "stonework, a construction of dressed or fitted stones;" late 14c., "art or occupation of a mason;" from Old French maçonerie (14c.), from maçon (see mason ).
408 Etymology dictionary, p. mortarboard (n.).2
… the mason's board. Earlier it was called a mortar cap (1680s) or simply morter (c. 1600), from French mortier .
409 Etymology dictionary, p. odd (adj.).3
… ., with Masonic-type trappings; formally organized 1813 in Manchester, England.
410 Etymology dictionary, p. Portland.2
… , English mason Joseph Aspdin, from resemblance of the color to the popular building stone of Portland, England. Related: Portlandian .
411 Etymology dictionary, p. puncheon (n.2).2
… by masons, also "die for coining or seal-making," late 14c., from Old French ponchon, poinchon "pointed tool, piercing weapon," from Vulgar Latin *punctionem (nominative …
412 Etymology dictionary, p. scantling (n.).2
… of mason's rod for measuring thickness (c. 1300), a shortening of Old French escantillon (Modern French échantillon "sample pattern"), which is of uncertain origin …
413 Etymology dictionary, p. seven (num.).4
… a Masonic symbol.
414 Etymology dictionary, p. square (n.).2
… -13c., "mason's tool for measuring right angles, carpenter's square," from Old French esquire "a square, squareness," from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, a back-formation …
415 Etymology dictionary, p. stonemason (n.).2
… (n.) + mason. Perhaps the longer name was to distinguish from the Freemasons, who came to attention in 18c. Another name for the profession was hard-hewer (15c.). Stone …
416 Etymology dictionary, p. Suzie.2
also Susie, familiar form of fem. proper name Susan or Susanna. Suzie Wong is in reference to "The World of Suzie Wong," 1957 novel by R.L. Mason featuring a Hong Kong prostitute. Susie Q as the name of a popular dance or dance move is from 1936.
417 Etymology dictionary, p. tailor (n.).2
… "stone-mason" (13c., Modern French tailleur ), literally "a cutter," from tailler "to cut," from Late Latin or old Medieval Latin taliare "to split" (compare Medieval Latin …
418 Etymology dictionary, p. third degree (n.).2
… master mason in Freemasonry (1772), the conferring of which included an interrogation ceremony. Third degree as a measure of severity of burns (most severe …
419 Etymology dictionary, p. tracery (n.).2
… a masons' term" [Weekley].
420 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baptismal Regeneration.11
… . J. Mason, The Faith of the Gospel. For patristic teaching on this subject, compare Tertullian, De Baptismo.