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[mask, mahsk]

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noun

a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.

a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.: Halloween masks.

Also called swim mask. a device consisting typically of a transparent glass or plastic panel fitted into a flexible rubber gasket that fits snugly around the eyes, over the cheeks, and usually over the nose: used by skin divers.

anything that disguises or conceals; disguise; pretense: His politeness is a mask for his fundamentally malicious personality.

a likeness of a face, as one molded on the face in plaster. Compare death mask, life mask.

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a covering of wire, gauze, etc., to protect the face, as from splinters, dust, or a pitched ball.

gas mask.

any protective covering for the face or head.

any protective covering, as paper, cardboard, plastic, or the like, used for masking an area of something, as of a photograph or window.

10.

the dark shading on the muzzle of certain dogs.

11.

a representation of a face or head, generally grotesque, used as an architectural ornament or as a decorative device in weaponry, furniture, etc.

12.

a person wearing a mask; masker.

13.

masque (defs. 1–3).

14.

Also, masque. a cosmetic cream, gel, paste, or the like, that is applied to the face and allowed to remain for a short time before being removed and is used for tightening, cleansing, refreshing, or lubricating the skin.

15.

a piece of cloth, silk, or plastic material covering the face of an actor to symbolize the character being represented: used in Greek and Roman drama and in some modern plays.

16.

the face or head, as of a fox.

17.

Electronics. a type of stencil applied to the surface of a semiconductor to permit selective etching or deposition: used in the manufacture of integrated circuits by photolithography.

18.

Fortification. a screen, as of earth or brush, for concealing or protecting a battery or any military operation.

19.

Also called braker. Shipbuilding. a sliding timber construction braced against the stern of a hull being launched to keep it from entering the water too rapidly.

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verb (used with object)

20.

to disguise or conceal; hide; dissemble: to mask one's intentions.

21.

to cover or conceal with a mask.

22.

to cover or shield a part of (a design, picture, etc.) in order to prevent reproduction or to protect the surface from the colors used, as in working with an air brush or in painting.

23.

Fortification. to conceal (a battery or any military operation) from the enemy.

24.

to hinder, as an army, from conducting an operation.

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verb (used without object)

25.

to put on a mask; disguise oneself.

Origin:
1525–35; < Middle French masque, perhaps directly < Italian maschera mask, disguise < pre-Latin *maskara, an extended form of *mask-, probably with orig. sense “black” (blackening the face being a simple form of disguise); another development of the same base is early Medieval Latin masca witch, ghost (also, mask); see mascot

Related forms

mask·like, adjective

Can be confused: mask, masque, mosque.

Synonyms
20. veil, screen, cloak, cover.

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Example Sentences

The mask makers and the cultural establishment are troubled over this development.

It is not by chance that the self-portrait on this page was backlit to mask his features.

And urging that they be made may mask the real agenda.

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The mask makers and the cultural establishment are troubled over this development.

It is not by chance that the self-portrait on this page was backlit to mask his features.

And urging that they be made may mask the real agenda.

But those global figures mask a sharp decline in readership in rich countries.

Our mask and snorkel combination makes exploring the underwater world easy for practiced divers or beginners.

What about the fact that it could mask the smell of something that is a hazard.

But no combination of spices will mask the awful smell of rotten meat or keep you from getting violently sick.

Then mask the surfaces around the cabinet boxes with painter's tape and cover the floors and counters with drop cloths.

Deadmau5 needs a new mask and he's asking fans to design one for him.

He wears a hooded flowing robe, gloves and painted shoes, all of which match the mask colors.

The report is, in effect, a mask for the effort to politicize the university even further.

The print table is then lowered by a fraction of a millimetre and the process repeated, with a different mask if required.

Diablo tapes his wrists and pulls on a tight leather mask.

Because cilantro is used in a variety of cuisines around the world to mask smells, as well as to add distinctive flavors.

Nurse wearing a mask as protection against influenza.

Teak boards mask plumbing, and slotted boards on the floor drain into a hidden shower pan.

Thayer added a forehead pad and chin rest to his design of the catcher's mask to help absorb the impact of the ball.

Several elaborate costume balls this year have put another item on the high-fashion checklist: the designer mask.

Their shared sense of distinction from secular public-school systems tends to mask such internal distinctions.

The mediocre forecasts mask a genuine come-back in the non-agricultural econ omy.

The gold mask and the mummy's location, a royal burial complex, suggest the deceased was a man of great wealth.

Nice inaccurate words don't solve problems, mask them.

Any attorney today would be well aware of this risk and would carefully mask any identifying details.

Mask roof edges with metal drip edging, attaching it with roofing nails.

At the end of the main story, if you try to pull a mask of anyone, you'll be disappointed.

The doctor discovers that the victim is actually an old man wearing a youthful mask.

If you are sick, and you come to work, you might consider wearing a mask.

It did not kill him, but transformed his good looks into an ugly mask with pock marks and a clown red nose.

The researchers also concluded that men's odor is harder to mask than women's, regardless of who sniffs.

The mask creates a character that hopefully is timeless.

Harris' world goes gray as a lead-colored paintball explodes across his face mask.

Only by controlling for common factors that may mask the true information in the data can one draw a valid conclusion.

One is that people employ it to mask body odours that they perceive as bad.

Then the odiferous mice were fed diets designed to mask their odors.

The device is hooked up to a computer that controls the amount of oxygen sent to the pilot's mask.

Mentor recommends getting, or even making, a mask and a costume.

But these averages mask big differences between countries.

Seaweed holds promise as more than an ingredient in a purifying face mask or a maki roll.

Dreedle wore a thin mask of a cultured gentleman, but beneath his perfect suit and tie there lurked an angry contempt.

In other words, a healthy gene cannot mask the blistering.

Japanese women and men, for instance, are taught to mask overt displays of emotion in favor of a socially acceptable smile.

It reveals a gap in understanding that no amount of immersion in technology can mask.

The national figures mask enormous local differences.

These profound, loud noises reverberate in the deep ocean and can effectively mask or block vital whale communication.

They make a show of work to mask the fact that they aren't really doing enough of it.

But these findings mask a significant degree of heterogeneity along the gender dimension.

When making complex decisions, legitimate factors sometimes mask choices influenced by prejudice-so bias is hard to detect.

But to teach, you have to put on your extrovert mask.

In a way, they put on a mask for themselves and others against their own sense of fear.

Maybe, without the mask of social smile, child's smile can reveal their innermost feeling and emotional disposition.

Facebook has no responsibility to mask your threatening comments about students.

Both these statistical categories are used to mask murders by police, according to criminologists.

These other medications can mask the effects of an experimental drug in a clinical trial.

The federal government is still building a mask stockpile, as are many state and city health departments and private hospitals.

True, some cynics view fairness as nothing more than a mask for self-interest.

Firm demand for a bond auction this week cannot mask deep problems with its.

But the superficial differences mask the essential truth: both cricket and baseball operate on the same principles.

He designed a mask and costume formed with two layers of material.

The elaborately decorated mask is carved from the branch of a single tree and is one of the most.

Words were carefully picked to reflect growing reconciliation, but the visit could not mask plenty of lingering resentment.

Brown spots point to clouds or water on the ground, which in some cases may mask plant growth.

The truly prepared will wear a gas mask for maximum protection.

And if the psycho wore a creepy mask or really bad haircut, all the better.

Rubber gloves and a protective mask should be worn when working with the substance.

Swimming laps with a mask and snorkel is even more relaxing than normal swimming.

Moreover, the overall figures for exports mask a striking divergence between goods and services.

Each star's effect on the other would be great enough to mask the planet's effect.

Since the mask is made from materials that are not magnetic, it will not interfere with the imaging.

The government used to mask its problems with a thick layer of money.

Urban noise and clay-rich soil mask the tunnels from radar.

The aggregate figures offered in the book mask worsening pollution in the mega-cities of the poor world.

But because the odor actually changes during the development of the tan, it is difficult to mask with fragrances.

The directorate is looking for any technology… that can help mask operators and their equipment.

But the dramatic changes in the pecking order mask a lack of more profound change in the system of finance itself.

But sooner or later they mask their addiction with increasingly flimsy rationalizations.

But they mask big differences in how governments raise their funds.

T'Challa, of his mask and handing it over to a woman.

Meanwhile, a mask wafted a slightly unpleasant odor into the volunteers' nostrils.

The restrictions the junta imposes on her after that will not mask her huge moral stature and widespread support.

Air always leaked out through small holes in the face mask and the leakage was always very.

Activated carbon is used in all kinds of places, from the filter in your water-jug to a gas mask.

But both the selection bias and regular-phone-use definition might be expected to mask any adverse effect of phones.

Pretty sounding words cannot mask the dastardly deeds done.

Even so, they mask the performance of some highly creative smaller firms.

The red, black and blue wedges are all measured from the centre, so some areas mask parts of others.

My advice to the administration- put a mask of her smiling over the face of whoever replaces her.

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World English Dictionary

mask (mɑːsk)

—n
1.	any covering for the whole or a part of the face worn for amusement, protection, disguise, etc
2.	a fact, action, etc, that conceals something: his talk was a mask for his ignorance
3.	another name for masquerade
4.	a likeness of a face or head, either sculpted or moulded, such as a death mask
5.	an image of a face worn by an actor, esp in ancient Greek and Roman drama, in order to symbolize the character being portrayed
6.	a variant spelling of masque
7.	surgery a sterile gauze covering for the nose and mouth worn esp during operations to minimize the spread of germs
8.	sport a protective covering for the face worn for fencing, ice hockey, etc
9.	a carving in the form of a face or head, used as an ornament
10.	a natural land feature or artificial object which conceals troops, etc, from view
11.	a device placed over the nose and mouth to facilitate or prevent inhalation of a gas
12.	photog a shield of paper, paint, etc, placed over an area of unexposed photographic surface to stop light falling on it
13.	electronics a thin sheet of material from which a pattern has been cut, placed over a semiconductor chip so that an integrated circuit can be formed on the exposed areas
14.	computing a bit pattern which, by convolution with a second pattern in a logical operation, can be used to isolate a specific subset of the second pattern for examination
15.	entomol a large prehensile mouthpart (labium) of the dragonfly larva
16.	the face or head of an animal, such as a fox, or the dark coloration of the face of some animals, such as Siamese cats and certain dogs
17.	another word for face pack
18.	rare a person wearing a mask

—vb
19.	to cover with or put on a mask
20.	(tr) to conceal; disguise: to mask an odour
21.	(tr) photog to shield a particular area of (an unexposed photographic surface) in order to prevent or reduce the action of light there
22.	(tr) to shield a particular area of (a surface to be painted) with masking tape
23.	(tr) to cover (cooked food, esp meat) with a savoury sauce or glaze
24.	a Scottish variant of mash

[C16: from Italian maschera, ultimately from Arabic maskharah clown, from sakhira mockery]

'masklike

—*adj*

masque or mask (mɑːsk)

—n
1.	a dramatic entertainment of the 16th to 17th centuries in England, consisting of pantomime, dancing, dialogue, and song, often performed at court
2.	the words and music written for a masque
3.	short for masquerade

[C16: variant of mask]

mask or mask

—n

[C16: variant of mask]

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Word Origin & History

mask

1530s, from M.Fr. masque "covering to hide or guard the face," from It. maschera, from M.L. masca "mask, specter, nightmare," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Arabic maskhara "buffoon," from sakhira "to ridicule." Or via Prov. mascarar, Catalan mascarar, O.Fr. mascurer "to black (the face)," perhaps

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from a Germanic source akin to English mesh (q.v.). But cf. Occitan mascara "to blacken, darken," derived from mask- "black," which is held to be from a pre-I.E. language, and Old Occitan masco "witch," surviving in dialects; in Beziers it means "dark cloud before the rain comes." [See Walther von Wartburg, "Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch: Eine Darstellung galloromanischen sprachschatzes"] The verb meaning "to wear a mask" is from 1580s; in the extended sense of "disguise," is attested from 1847. Related: Masking. Masking tape first recorded 1936; so called because it is used to block out certain surfaces before painting.

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Medical Dictionary

mask (māsk)
n.

A covering for the nose and mouth that is used for inhaling oxygen or an anesthetic.
A covering worn over the nose and mouth, as by a surgeon or dentist, to prevent infection.
A facial bandage.
Something, often a trait, that disguises or conceals.
Any of a various of conditions producing alteration or discoloration of the skin of the face.
An expressionless appearance of the face seen in certain diseases, such as Parkinsonism.

v. masked, mask·ing, masks

To cover with a protective mask.
To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise.

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