单词 | halfmask |
释义 | > as lemmashalf-mask half-mask n. a mask covering part of the face (usually including the area round the eyes); formerly one worn with a domino (domino n. 1a). Π a1685 M. Evelyn Mundus Muliebris (1690) 18 Loo Maske, an half Mask. 1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote iv. xvi. 301 Half Masks their Faces did disguise. 1839 W. H. Ainsworth Jack Sheppard I. i. ii. 55 Blueskin..turning..beheld a young female, whose features were partially concealed by a loo, or half mask, standing beside him. 1938 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 June 10 b/1 But the typical burglar of that era, with his black half-mask, swag bag and dark lantern, is as quaint a figure today as a town crier or a village blacksmith. 2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 3 Apr. c24 A bottle blonde, she also wore a black half-mask with a witch's beaked nose. half-mask half-mask n. a mask covering part of the face, such as is worn with a domino (domino n.). < as lemmas |
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