Mason jar

English

Mason jar with screw top

Alternative forms

• mason jar

Etymology

Named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason (1832–1902), who first invented and patented it in 1858.

Noun

Mason jar (plural Mason jars)

1. (Canada, US) A glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food.
   • 1996, Rivers Cuomo (lyrics and music), “Butterfly”, in Pinkerton, performed by Weezer:

     Yesterday, I went outside / With my momma's mason jar / Caught a lovely butterfly

Translations

glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food

• French: pot Mason
• Hungarian: befőttesüveg (hu)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can