Mason jar

Mason jar

or mason jarn. A wide-mouthed glass jar with a screw top, used for canning and preserving food.

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[After John L. Mason (1832-1902), American inventor.]

mason jar

n US an airtight glass jar for preserving food [C20: named after its US inventor, John L. Mason (1832–1902)]

Ma′son jar`

n. a glass jar with a screw-top used esp. in home canning. [1880–85, Amer.; after John Latin.Mason, 19th-century American who patented it in 1858]

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Mason jar - a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canningjar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles