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mask

UK/mɑːsk/ US/mask/ common uk
noun (4) verb (4)

noun

1.
2.

activity that tries to conceal something

  • “no mask could conceal his ignorance”
  • “they moved in under a mask of friendship”
3.

a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

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4.

verb

1.

hide under a false appearance

  • “He masked his disappointment”
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2.

put a mask on or cover with a mask

  • “Mask the children for Halloween”
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3.

cover with a sauce

  • “mask the meat”
4.

shield from light

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French masque (“a covering to hide or protect the face”), from Italian maschera (“mask, disguise”), from (a byform of, see it for more) Medieval Latin masca, mascha, a borrowing of Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from which English mesh and mask (“mesh”) (below at Etymology 2) are inherited. Doublet of mascara, masque, and mesh. Replaced Old English grīma (“mask”), whence grime, and displaced non-native Middle English viser (“visor, mask”) borrowed from Old French viser, visier.

Phrases

  • bag valve mask
  • bar mask
  • beard mask
  • birdcage mask
  • catcher's mask
  • comedy mask
  • death mask
  • diving mask
  • mask off
  • mask up
  • masking tape

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