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MASKED
masked
(adjective) having markings suggestive of a mask; “the masked face of a raccoon”
cloaked, disguised, masked
(adjective) having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; “hidden agenda”; “masked threat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
masked
simple past tense and past participle of mask
Adjective
masked (comparative more masked, superlative most masked)
Wearing a mask or masks
characterized by masks
concealed; hidden.
(botany) personate
(zoology) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.
Anagrams
• demask
Source: Wiktionary
Masked, a.
1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; cincealed; hidden.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Personate.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds. Masked ball, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.
– Masked battery (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire. H. L. Scott.
– Masked crab (Zoöl.), a European crab (Corystes cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face.
– Masked pig (Zoöl.), a Japanese domestic hog (Sus pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.
MASK
Mask, n. Etym: [F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus; cf. Sp. & Pg. máscara, 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.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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