mason

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Hockey is like that of a medieval mason who helped lay a forgotten stone in a cathedral’s foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

It was built by a master mason called Robert MacMillan Clive, who was my great-grandfather.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

It’s a high-tech twist on the classic mason jar, using a silicone lid with a degassing valve and an AirGone Argon Gas Canister to flush out oxygen.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Cliff Douglas, the mason, said he had assessed several fireplaces along one street and returned to find the tiles gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

For the small areas of solid wall the stone mason would actually construct two parallel walls of cut stone.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay