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stonemason

noun
/ˈstoʊnˌmeɪsən/US

Etymology

From stone + mason.

  1. derived from *metn-✻
  2. derived from *mattjō✻ — “cutter”
  3. derived from *mag-✻ — “to knead, mix, make”
  4. derived from *makōn✻ — “to work, build, make”
  5. derived from *makjō✻ — “maker, builder”
  6. derived from maciō — “carpenter, bricklayer”
  7. derived from maçon
  8. derived from machun
  9. inherited from masoun
  10. formed as stonemason — “stone + mason”

Definitions

  1. One who works in stone.

    • Three generations of stonemasons were responsible for the limestone houses and slate cottages of Tomintoul, the highest village in the Highlands.

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