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Webster's English Dictionary

mask

n. [F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus; cf. Sp. & Pg. mscara, 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.) 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.) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. ()

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

8. A person wearing a mask; a masker. ()

The mask that has the arm of the Indian queen. (G. W. Cable.)

9. (Sporting) The head or face of a fox. ()

Mask house, a house for masquerades. [Obs.] ()

v. t. 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.) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. ()

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.)