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2. A vessel made of maslin, 1
(a). [Obs.]

Mead eke in a maselyn.

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.]

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.


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