Mason jar

American  

noun

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

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mason jar British  

noun

1. an airtight glass jar for preserving food

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Etymology

Origin of Mason jar

1880–85, named after John L. Mason, 19th-century American who patented it in 1858

Example Sentences

Here, she discusses her self-talk in the mirror, the significance of her Mason jar and the giant middle finger on her closet floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Place the fine-cut chard stems in a Mason jar or other heatproof narrow container.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

And this happened over and over and over again until overpriced maple-glazed brussels were as much a cliché of hipster gastropub dining as Mason jar cocktails and food served on wooden planks.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2023

And she shows up with this Mason jar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

I said, dropping Petey and his twig into the biggest Mason jar we had, quart-size, with holes punched in the lid.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly