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Mask

Mask Meaning & Definition
Mask Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mask?

[n] activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"
[n] a covering to disguise or conceal the face
[n] a protective covering worn over the face
[n] a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
[v] put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"
[v] shield from light; as in photography
[v] cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"
[v] hide under a false appearance

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mask: block out | cloak | dissemble | masque | masquerade

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mask: aegis | affectation | air | alibi | anaglyph | apology | appearance | apply to | arm guard | aspect | backstop | bal | bal costume | bal masque | ball | barn dance | bas-relief | becloud | befog | belie | blanket | blind | block | blowout | blur | boss | buffer | bulwark | bumper | cameo | cameo glass | camouflage | canopy | cavo-rilievo | cloak | clothe | cloud | coat | cocktail party | coffee klatch | color | coloring | conceal | concealment | contraceptive | cope | copyright | costume party | country dance | cover | cover story | cover up | coverage | covering | covert | coverture | cover-up | cowl | cowling | crash helmet | curtain | cushion | cut glass | dance | dashboard | defend | device | dinner | dinner party | disguise | dissemble | dissembling | dissimulate | dissimulation | distort | distract attention from | dodger | domino | donation party | drape | drapery | dress up | eclipse | embellish | embossment | embroider | ensconce | enshroud | entertainment | envelop | excuse | facade | face | face mask | fakery | false colors | false face | false front | falsify | fancy-dress ball | feint | fender | festivity | film | finger guard | foot guard | front | fudge | fuse | garble | garden party | gild | gloss | gloss over | glyph | glyptograph | goggles | governor | guard | guardrail | guise | hand guard | handle | handrail | hanging | hard hat | helmet | hen party | hide | high relief | hood | hop | house party | house-raising | housewarming | housing | incognito | insulation | intaglio | intaglio rilevato | intaglio rilievo | interlock | Kaffeeklatsch | keep under cover | knee guard | knuckle guard | lame excuse | laminated glass | lawn party | lay on | lay over | life preserver | lifeline | lightning conductor | lightning rod | locus standi | low relief | mantle | masked ball | masque | masquerade | masquerade ball | masquerade party | medal | medallion | miscite | miscolor | misquote | misreport | misrepresent | misstate | mixer | mudguard | muffle | muffler | mummery | nose guard | obduce | obfuscate | obscure | occult | ostensible motive | overlay | overspread | overstate | pad | padding | pall | palladium | party | patent | pervert | pilot | plaquette | poor excuse | pose | posture | pretense | pretension | pretext | preventive | prom | promenade | prophylactic | protect | protective clothing | protective coloration | protective umbrella | protestation | public motive | put on | put-off | put-on | record hop | refuge | relief | relievo | safeguard | safety | safety glass | safety plug | safety rail | safety shoes | safety switch | safety valve | screen | sculptured glass | scum | seat belt | secrete | seeming | semblance | shade | sham | shelter | shield | shin guard | shindig | shindy | show | shower | shroud | simulation | slant | slur over | smoke screen | smoker | spread over | square dance | stag | stag dance | stag party | stalking-horse | strain | stratagem | subterfuge | sun helmet | superimpose | superpose | surprise party | tea dance | the dansant | titivate | trick | trick out | twist | umbrella | understate | varnish | veil | veneer | vestment | visor | vizard | vizard mask | warp | whitewash | window dressing | windscreen | windshield

See Also | concealing | concealment | cook | cover | covering | disguise | disguise | domino | eye mask | face mask | false face | fancy-dress ball | gas helmet | gasmask | half mask | hiding | masked ball | masquerade ball | party | protection | protective cover | protective covering | respirator | welder's mask

Mask In Webster's Dictionary

\Mask\, n. [F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus; cf. Sp. & Pg. m['a]scara, It. maschera; all fr. Ar. maskharat buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful, fr. sakhira to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. {Masque}, {Masquerade}.] 1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask. 2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. 3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show. --Bacon. This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask. --Milton. 4. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters. 5. (Arch.) A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also {mascaron}. 6. (Fort.) (a) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. (b) A screen for a battery. 7. (Zo["o]l.) The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. {Mask house}, a house for masquerades. [Obs.]
\Mask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Masking}.] 1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor. They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak. 2. To disguise; to cover; to hide. Masking the business from the common eye. --Shak. 3. (Mil.) (a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. (b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.
\Mask\, v. i. 1. To take part as a masker in a masquerade. --Cavendish. 2. To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way. --Shak.
\Mask\, n. 1. A person wearing a mask; a masker. The mask that has the arm of the Indian queen. --G. W. Cable. 2. (Sporting) The head or face of a fox. {Death mask}, a cast of the face of a dead person.

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