Mask
/mæsk/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Mask
noun
- A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
"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
- A person wearing a mask.
- A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
verb
- To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover 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.
"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
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