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Mason jar

noun

  1. a glass jar with a wide mouth and an airtight screw top, much used in home canning.


mason jar

noun

  1. an airtight glass jar for preserving food
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mason jar1

1880–85, Americanism; named after John L. Mason, 19th-century American who patented it in 1858
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mason jar1

C20: named after its US inventor, John L. Mason (1832–1902)
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Example Sentences

When it comes to storing your backyard bounty for the long haul, Gogol recommends putting it in airtight Mylar bags, Mason jars or tins — but to steer clear of the old-school Ziploc bag.

The day before, he’d bought Mason jars for storing cooking oil.

There are fewer each year in the Mason jars of wide-eyed children.

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You can also drink your water out of a glass, a paper cup, a Mason jar; then you can get the stuff to fill it with out of your tap for free.

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The sloes should be rested in a Mason jar of gin, filled just below the liquid level.

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