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shield from light; as in photography

a covering to disguise or conceal the face

a protective covering worn over the face

put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"

cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"

a covering to disguise or conceal the face

a protective covering worn over the face

put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"

cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"

hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"

To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.

A person wearing a mask; a masker.

The head or face of a fox.

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.

That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.

A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.

A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.

In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.

A screen for a battery.

The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.

To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.

To disguise; to cover; to hide.

To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.

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.

To take part as a masker in a masquerade.

A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; - called also mascaron.

To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.

A person wearing a mask; a masker.

The head or face of a fox.

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.

That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.

A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.

A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.

In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.

A screen for a battery.

The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.

To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.

To disguise; to cover; to hide.

To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.

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.

To take part as a masker in a masquerade.

A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; - called also mascaron.

Devices that cover the nose and mouth to maintain aseptic conditions or to administer inhaled anesthetics or other gases. (UMDNS, 1999)

A full or partial cover for the face in order to disguise or protect it; as, a gas-mask; that which disguises or conceals; a pretense; as, under the mask of friendliness he hid his evil plans; an old form of play, in which the actors wore masks, or face coverings; a masquerade.

To conceal with, or as with, a mask. Also, masque.

Facial covering of some cloth material. Sweet vehicle for bitter medicines.

A cover for the face; disguise.

To cover the face with a mask; disguise; hide.

To wear a mask.

To conceal as with a mask; put on or wear a mask.

Masker.

A cover for the face; disguise; protection.

A subterfuge.

A play by masked actors; masquerade.

A bandage applied over the face, as a sort of mask, in cases of burns, scalds, or erysipelas. It serves to preserve the parts from the contact of air, and to retain topical applications in situ. It is made of a piece of line, of the size of the face, in which apertures are made corresponding to the eyes, nose and mouth, and which is fixed by means of strings stitched to the four angles.

Appliance for shading, protecting, or medicating the face.

A covering for the face, with openings to permit of seeing and breathing, used for applying medicaments or for protection of the face in case of injury or disease.

n. [French] A cover for the face, with apertures for the eyes and mouth; a visor;— hence, that which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge;— a festive entertainment in which the company all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a piece of mummery.