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unmasked

[uhn-mask, -mahsk] Origin

un·mask

[uhn-mask, -mahsk]
verb (used with object)
1.
to strip a mask or disguise from.
2.
to reveal the true character of; disclose; expose.
3.
Military. to reveal the presence of (guns) by firing.
verb (used without object)
4.
to put off one's mask; appear in true nature.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1580–90; un-2 + mask

un·mask·er, noun
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masked

[maskt, mahskt]
adjective
1.
using or wearing a mask or masks: a masked burglar; masked actors.
2.
disguised; concealed; hidden: masked treachery; masked forces.
3.
Botany. personate2 (def. 1).
4.
Zoology. having markings that resemble a mask.

Origin:
1575–85; mask + -ed3

un·masked, adjective
well-masked, adjective
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Word Origin & History

unmask
1580s in figurative sense, c.1600 in literal sense, from un- (2) + mask (v.).
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Medical Dictionary

masked adj.

  1. Latent or hidden, as a symptom or disease.

  2. Having masklike markings on the head or face.

  3. Having the anatomy of the next developmental form outlined beneath the integument, as in certain insect pupae.

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