'Mason' definitions:

Definition of 'Mason'

(from WordNet)
noun
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) [syn: Mason, George Mason]
noun
English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: Mason, James Mason, James Neville Mason]
noun
English writer (1865-1948) [syn: Mason, A. E. W. Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason]
noun
A craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: mason, stonemason]
noun
A member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: Freemason, Mason]

Definition of 'Mason'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'mason'

From: Easton
  • 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.

Synonyms of 'mason'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Mason, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
72
Housing Units (2000) :
35
Land area (2000) :
0.507620 sq. miles (1.314730 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.507620 sq. miles (1.314730 sq. km)
FIPS code :
49900
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
46.433678 N, 91.062040 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Mason, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
Population (2000) :
22016
Housing Units (2000) :
8111
Land area (2000) :
17.612994 sq. miles (45.617444 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.037241 sq. miles (0.096453 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
17.650235 sq. miles (45.713897 sq. km)
FIPS code :
48188
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
39.358009 N, 84.311822 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
45040
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Mason, IL -- U.S. town in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason, IL -- U.S. town in Illinois
Population (2000) :
396
Housing Units (2000) :
160
Land area (2000) :
1.136796 sq. miles (2.944289 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.004949 sq. miles (0.012818 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.141745 sq. miles (2.957107 sq. km)
FIPS code :
47449
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
38.952398 N, 88.626490 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
62443
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Mason, TN -- U.S. town in Tennessee

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason, TN -- U.S. town in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
1089
Housing Units (2000) :
226
Land area (2000) :
1.282969 sq. miles (3.322874 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.282969 sq. miles (3.322874 sq. km)
FIPS code :
46420
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
35.410262 N, 89.541366 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
38049
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Mason, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
2134
Housing Units (2000) :
1103
Land area (2000) :
3.681062 sq. miles (9.533906 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.681062 sq. miles (9.533906 sq. km)
FIPS code :
46968
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
30.747796 N, 99.231880 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
76856
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Mason, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000) :
6714
Housing Units (2000) :
2961
Land area (2000) :
4.578020 sq. miles (11.857017 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.578020 sq. miles (11.857017 sq. km)
FIPS code :
52180
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
42.580453 N, 84.446143 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
48854
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Mason, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
Population (2000) :
1064
Housing Units (2000) :
535
Land area (2000) :
0.559768 sq. miles (1.449792 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.559768 sq. miles (1.449792 sq. km)
FIPS code :
52180
Located within :
West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location :
39.019760 N, 82.030952 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
25260
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Mason -- U.S. County in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
16800
Housing Units (2000) :
7754
Land area (2000) :
241.108946 sq. miles (624.469278 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
5.492168 sq. miles (14.224648 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
246.601114 sq. miles (638.693926 sq. km)
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
38.612504 N, 83.797966 W

Mason -- U.S. County in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000) :
16038
Housing Units (2000) :
7033
Land area (2000) :
538.942504 sq. miles (1395.854617 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
24.426097 sq. miles (63.263298 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
563.368601 sq. miles (1459.117915 sq. km)
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
40.260702 N, 89.913299 W

Mason -- U.S. County in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason -- U.S. County in Michigan
Population (2000) :
28274
Housing Units (2000) :
16063
Land area (2000) :
495.167402 sq. miles (1282.477630 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
746.697245 sq. miles (1933.936905 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1241.864647 sq. miles (3216.414535 sq. km)
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
43.984111 N, 86.305178 W

Mason -- U.S. County in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000) :
3738
Housing Units (2000) :
2372
Land area (2000) :
932.066402 sq. miles (2414.040796 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.112912 sq. miles (0.292441 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
932.179314 sq. miles (2414.333237 sq. km)
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
30.750115 N, 99.213226 W

Mason -- U.S. County in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000) :
49405
Housing Units (2000) :
25515
Land area (2000) :
961.056692 sq. miles (2489.125299 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
89.974643 sq. miles (233.033245 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1051.031335 sq. miles (2722.158544 sq. km)
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
47.313345 N, 123.104320 W

Mason -- U.S. County in West Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mason -- U.S. County in West Virginia
Population (2000) :
25957
Housing Units (2000) :
12056
Land area (2000) :
431.852458 sq. miles (1118.492685 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
12.950256 sq. miles (33.541007 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
444.802714 sq. miles (1152.033692 sq. km)
Located within :
West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location :
38.822426 N, 82.042659 W

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