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Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.

he nurseries of the church on earth, as she is the nursery of the church in heaven. J. M. Mason.

Maryland; a nickname, alluding to the fact that its northern boundary in Mason and Dixon's line.

hanging stiles, etc., required to complete the exterior of a wooden building; -- rare in masonry.

The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer. [Spelt also pane, pein, and piend.]

tion of the Turkish fleet. Shak. If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. J. M. Mason.

Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.

thin spot in the wall of a duct. Cold pit (Hort.), an excavation in the earth, lined with masonry or boards, and covered with glass, but not artificially heated, -- used in winter for the storing and protection of half-hardly plants, and sometimes in the spring as a forcing bed. -- Pit coal, coal dug from the earth; m…

The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See Illust. of Column.

The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.

One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude. Mason.

of long custom. The right to be drowsy in protracted toil has become prescriptive. J. M. Mason.

gelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes, as: (a) (Masonry)

A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar.

arp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to the random. H. Spencer. Random courses (Masonry), courses of unequal thickness. -- Random shot, a shot not directed or aimed toward any particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun much elevated. -- Random work (Masonry), stonework consisting of stones of u…

f slack cable ranged along the deck preparatory to letting go the anchor. -- Range work (Masonry), masonry of squared stones laid in courses each of which is of even height throughout the length of the wall; -- distinguished from broken range work, which consists of squared stones laid in courses not continuously of e…

Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.

The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason.

To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.