Maslin
(Mas"lin) n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, fr. miscellane. See Miscellane.]
1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially: (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass. (b)
A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye. [Written also meslin, mislin, maselyn, mastlin.]
2. A vessel made of maslin, 1 (a). [Obs.]
Mead eke in a maselyn.
Chaucer. Maslin
(Mas"lin), a. Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made of rye mixed with a
little wheat. [Written also meslin, mislin, etc.]
Mason
(Ma"son) n. [F. maçon, 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 (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia. They construct
curious nests of hardened mud and sand. — Mason moth (Zoöl.), any moth whose larva constructs
an earthen cocoon under the soil. — Mason shell (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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 larvæ
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.
Masonic
(Ma*son"ic) a. Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.
Masonry
(Ma"son*ry) n. [F. maçonnerie.]
1. The art or occupation of a mason.
2. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.
3. That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone,
brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.
4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.
Masoola boat
(Ma*soo"la boat`) A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are
sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock
on taking the beach through surf is much reduced. [Written also masula, masulah, etc.]
