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M0134300 (măsk)n.1. A covering worn on the face to conceal one's identity, as:a. A covering, as of cloth, that has openings for the eyes, entirely or partly conceals the face, and is worn especially at a masquerade ball.b. A grotesque or comical representation of a face, worn especially to frighten or amuse, as at Halloween.c. A facial covering worn for ritual.d. A figure of a head worn by actors in Greek and Roman drama to identify a character or trait and to amplify the voice.2. a. A protective covering for the face or head.b. A gas mask.c. A usually rubber frame forming a watertight seal around the eyes and nose and containing a transparent covering for use in seeing underwater.d. A covering for the nose and mouth that is used for inhaling oxygen or an anesthetic.e. A covering worn over the nose and mouth, as by a surgeon or dentist, to prevent infection.3. a. A mold of a person's face, often made after death.b. An often grotesque representation of a head and face, used for ornamentation.4. a. An area of contrasting color on the face and usually across the eyes of an animal.b. The head, face, or muzzle of certain animals, such as a fox or a dog.5. A face having a blank, fixed, or enigmatic expression.6. Something, often a trait, that disguises or conceals: "If ever I saw misery under a mask, it was on her face" (Erskine Childers).7. A natural or artificial feature of terrain that conceals and protects military forces or installations.8. a. An opaque border or pattern placed between a source of light and a photosensitive surface to prevent exposure of specified portions of the surface.b. The translucent border framing a television picture tube and screen.9. Computers A pattern of characters, bits, or bytes used to control the elimination or retention of another pattern of characters, bits, or bytes.10. A cosmetic preparation that is applied to the face and allowed to dry before being removed, used especially for cleansing and tightening the skin.11. Variant of masque.12. A person wearing a mask.v. masked, mask·ing, masks v.tr.1. To cover (the face, for example) with a decorative or protective mask.2. a. To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise: masked the baseboard with tape before painting the wall.b. To make indistinct or difficult to perceive: spices that mask the strong flavor of the meat; sounds that were masked by white noise.c. To conceal by dissembling: a smile that masked his anger. See Synonyms at disguise.3. Chemistry To prevent (an atom or a group of atoms) from taking part in a normal reaction.v.intr.1. To put on a mask, especially for a masquerade ball.2. To conceal one's real personality, emotion, or intention.

[French masque, from Italian maschera, from a source akin to Latin masca, evil spirit, specter; see mascot, and probably partly also from Arabic masḫara, laughingstock, masquerade (from saḫira to laugh (at), mock; see šḫr in Semitic roots).]

mask′a·ble adj.

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(mɑːsk) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) any covering for the whole or a part of the face worn for amusement, protection, disguise, etc2. a fact, action, etc, that conceals something: his talk was a mask for his ignorance. 3. (Clothing & Fashion) another name for masquerade4. (Art Terms) a likeness of a face or head, either sculpted or moulded, such as a death mask5. (Theatre) an image of a face worn by an actor, esp in ancient Greek and Roman drama, in order to symbolize the character being portrayed6. (Theatre) a variant spelling of masque7. (Clothing & Fashion) a variant spelling of masque8. (Surgery) surgery a sterile gauze covering for the nose and mouth worn esp during operations to minimize the spread of germs9. (General Sporting Terms) sport a protective covering for the face worn for fencing, ice hockey, etc10. (Art Terms) a carving in the form of a face or head, used as an ornament11. (Military) a natural land feature or artificial object which conceals troops, etc, from view12. a device placed over the nose and mouth to facilitate or prevent inhalation of a gas13. (Photography) photog a shield of paper, paint, etc, placed over an area of unexposed photographic surface to stop light falling on it14. (Electronics) electronics a thin sheet of material from which a pattern has been cut, placed over a semiconductor chip so that an integrated circuit can be formed on the exposed areas15. (Computer Science) computing a bit pattern which, by convolution with a second pattern in a logical operation, can be used to isolate a specific subset of the second pattern for examination16. (Zoology) entomol a large prehensile mouthpart (labium) of the dragonfly larva17. (Zoology) the face or head of an animal, such as a fox, or the dark coloration of the face of some animals, such as Siamese cats and certain dogs18. (Clothing & Fashion) another word for face pack19. rare a person wearing a maskvb20. to cover with or put on a mask21. (tr) to conceal; disguise: to mask an odour. 22. (Photography) (tr) photog to shield a particular area of (an unexposed photographic surface) in order to prevent or reduce the action of light there23. (Crafts) (tr) to shield a particular area of (a surface to be painted) with masking tape24. (Cookery) (tr) to cover (cooked food, esp meat) with a savoury sauce or glaze25. (Cookery) a Scottish variant of mash⁸[C16: from Italian maschera, ultimately from Arabic maskharah clown, from sakhira mockery] ˈmaskˌlike adj

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(mæsk, mɑsk)

n. 1. a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity. 2. a grotesque or humorous false face: party masks. 3. anything that disguises or conceals: His politeness is a mask for anger. 4. a covering, as of wire or gauze, worn over all or part of the face for protection, as from dust, a pitched ball, or the spread of infection. 5. a device worn over the mouth and nose, as to facilitate breathing. 6. a likeness of a face. Compare death mask, life mask. 7. a molded or carved covering for the face of an actor, representing the character portrayed, as in Greek drama. 8. a protective shield, as of paper or plastic, used for covering an area of something, as of a photograph. 9. a cosmetic preparation applied to the face to tighten, cleanse, or refresh the skin. 10. an often grotesque representation of a face or head used as a decorative device. 11. the dark shading on the muzzle of certain dogs. 12. the face or head, as of a fox. 13. a stencil applied to the surface of a semiconductor to permit selective etching or deposition. 14. masque. v.t. 15. to disguise; conceal: to mask one's intentions. 16. to cover, conceal, or shield with a mask. 17. to hinder, as an army, from conducting an operation. v.i. 18. to put on a mask; disguise oneself. [1525–35; < Middle French masque, perhaps directly < Italian maschera mask, disguise]

mask

Past participle: masked
Gerund: masking

Imperative
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Present
I mask
you mask
he/she/it masks
we mask
you mask
they mask

Preterite
I masked
you masked
he/she/it masked
we masked
you masked
they masked

Present Continuous
I am masking
you are masking
he/she/it is masking
we are masking
you are masking
they are masking

Present Perfect
I have masked
you have masked
he/she/it has masked
we have masked
you have masked
they have masked

Past Continuous
I was masking
you were masking
he/she/it was masking
we were masking
you were masking
they were masking

Past Perfect
I had masked
you had masked
he/she/it had masked
we had masked
you had masked
they had masked

Future
I will mask
you will mask
he/she/it will mask
we will mask
you will mask
they will mask

Future Perfect
I will have masked
you will have masked
he/she/it will have masked
we will have masked
you will have masked
they will have masked

Future Continuous
I will be masking
you will be masking
he/she/it will be masking
we will be masking
you will be masking
they will be masking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been masking
you have been masking
he/she/it has been masking
we have been masking
you have been masking
they have been masking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been masking
you will have been masking
he/she/it will have been masking
we will have been masking
you will have been masking
they will have been masking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been masking
you had been masking
he/she/it had been masking
we had been masking
you had been masking
they had been masking

Conditional
I would mask
you would mask
he/she/it would mask
we would mask
you would mask
they would mask

Past Conditional
I would have masked
you would have masked
he/she/it would have masked
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mask - a covering to disguise or conceal the facecovering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identityeye mask, half mask, domino - a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyesfalse face - a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume
	2.	mask - activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret
	3.	mask - a party of guests wearing costumes and masksmasque, masquerade, masquerade partyfancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball - a ball at which guests wear costumes and masksparty - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
	4.	mask - a protective covering worn over the faceface mask - mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockeygas helmet, gasmask, respirator - a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gasesprotective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"welder's mask - a mask that you wear for protection when doing welding
Verb	1.	mask - hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"cloak, dissembledisguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
	2.	mask - put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"unmask - take the mask off; "unmask the imposter"
	3.	mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"disguiseconceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"cloak, mask, dissemble - hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"dissimulate - hide (feelings) from other peoplemasquerade - take part in a masqueradecamouflage - disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"
	4.	mask - cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	5.	mask - shield from light block outphotography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographscover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

mask

noun1. disguise, visor, vizard (archaic), stocking mask, false face, domino (rare) a gunman wearing a mask2. face mask, visor, eye mask, surgical mask, safety goggles, protective mask She wore a mask and rubber gloves.3. façade, disguise, show, front, cover, screen, blind, cover-up, veil, cloak, guise, camouflage, veneer, semblance, concealment His mask cracked, and she saw an angry and violent man.verb1. disguise, hide, conceal, obscure, cover (up), screen, blanket, veil, cloak, mantle, camouflage, enshroud A thick grey cloud masked the sun.

mask

nounA deceptive outward appearance:cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.Slang: put-on.verb1. To prevent (something) from being known:cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, hush (up), shroud, veil.Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.2. To change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of:camouflage, disguise, dissemble, dissimulate, masquerade.

Translations

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mask

(maːsk) noun something, eg a covering resembling a face, used for hiding or protecting the whole or part of the face. The thief wore a black mask; Her face was a mask; under the mask of friendship.面具 verb to hide or disguise. He managed to mask his feelings. 掩饰，伪装

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cover or partial cover for the face or head used as a disguise or protection. Masks have been worn from time immemorial throughout the world. They are used by primitive peoples chiefly to impersonate supernatural beings or animals in religious and magical ceremonies. Particularly notable are the masks of W and central Africa; the wooden masks of the Native Americans of NW North America, which sometimes represented totemic animals; the False Face Society of the Iroquois, whose masked dancers were thought to ward off evil spirits; and the gold and turquoise-mosaic masks of Aztec warriors and priests. Masks have always been especially important in drama, and their use has been continued into modern times. They are an integral part of Japanese drama, especially of the No plays, and of Chinese temple dramas (see Asian dramaAsian drama,
dramatic works produced in the East. Of the three major Asian dramas—Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese—the oldest is Sanskrit, although the dates of its origin are uncertain.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The many masks used in ancient Greek drama represented the character being portrayed by the actor and were constructed to portray a fixed emotion such as grief or rage. Greek masks had metallic mouthpieces that enhanced the resonance of an actor's voice. The use of masks was preserved in the Roman theater, passed into the early Italian theater, and was a characteristic device of the commedia dell'artecommedia dell'arte
, popular form of comedy employing improvised dialogue and masked characters that flourished in Italy from the 16th to the 18th cent. Characters of the Commedia Dell'Arte
..... Click the link for more information. . The mask was used in the miracle dramas of the Middle Ages and appeared in the 20th cent. in the works of the German expressionist playwrights and in Eugene O'Neill's plays The Great God Brown and Lazarus Laughed. The making of death masks (reproduction of the face of a dead person) is an ancient practice. Roman death masks were made of wax, and Egyptian death masks of thin gold plate. The modern method first applies oil or grease to the face and next a coat of plaster of paris, which is permitted to harden and is then removed. This procedure results in a mold that is used to cast the mask. Although a similar process was used for life masks, it often proved dangerous to the sitter and unsatisfactory in results. Protective masks include those used by medieval horsemen, gas masks, surgeon's masks, and masks used in certain athletic events. See African artAfrican art,
art created by the peoples south of the Sahara.

The predominant art forms are masks and figures, which were generally used in religious ceremonies. The decorative arts, especially in textiles and in the ornamentation of everyday tools, were a vital art in
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diverse traditional arts of Native North Americans. In recent years Native American arts have become commodities collected and marketed by nonindigenous Americans and Europeans.
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courtly form of dramatic spectacle, popular in England in the first half of the 17th cent. The masque developed from the early 16th-century disguising, or mummery, in which disguised guests bearing presents would break into a festival and then join with their hosts in a
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Bibliography

See R. Sieber, Masks as Agents of Social Control (1962); J. Gregor, Masks of the World (1937, repr. 1968); A. Lommel, Masks (tr. 1972), W. Sorrell, The Other Face (1974).

Mask

A corbel, the shadow of which bears a close resemblance to that of a human face. It was a favorite ornament under the parapet of a chancel.

Mask

an adornment in the form of a human face or animal head. Masks are usually placed on keystones, door and window frames, fountains (with a hole through which the water can flow), furniture, and vessels.

Mask

(1) A special covering with an image (such as a human or animal face, or the head of a mythological being), worn over a person’s face. Masks are made from various materials. Masks were first used in the remote past; they were used in hunting and in ceremonies. Later, masks came to be used in various kinds of theatrical presentations—including classical drama, the Indonesian theater, and the Italian commedia dell’arte—as part of the actor’s makeup.

(2) A band of cloth or other material with openings cut out for the eyes and worn over the upper part of the face by participants in carnivals and masquerades.

(3) A cast made of plaster or other material, which bears the imprint of the face of a dead person; a death mask.

(4) In medicine, a device, or part of an apparatus, placed over the face of a patient for the administration of anesthesia by the inhalation of liquid or gaseous narcotic substances.

(5) In cosmetics, one of the means of healing or caring for facial skin.

What does it mean when you dream about a mask?

Wearing a mask in a dream can suggest presenting a false persona to others to protect against ridicule and shame.

mask

[mask] (computer science) A pattern of characters used to control the retention or elimination of portions of another pattern of characters. Also known as extractor. (design engineering) A frame used in front of a television picture tube to conceal the rounded edges of the screen. (electronics) A thin sheet of metal or other material containing an open pattern, used to shield selected portions of a semiconductor or other surface during a deposition process. (engineering) A protective covering for the face or head in the form of a wire screen, a metal shield, or a respirator. (graphic arts) In color separation photography, an intermediate negative or positive that is used to correct color. In offset lithography, opaque material that protectively covers open or selected areas of a printing plate during the exposure process. (metallurgy) A protective device in thermal spraying against blasting or coating effects which are reflected from the substrate surface.

mascaron, mask

mascaron The representation of a face, a human or partly human head, more or less caricatured, used as an architectural ornament.

mask

a disguise; hence, symbol of deception. [Art: Hall, 204]See: Deceit

masque

, mask1. a dramatic entertainment of the 16th to 17th centuries in England, consisting of pantomime, dancing, dialogue, and song, often performed at court 2. the words and music written for a masque

mask

(1) A pattern used to transfer a design onto an object. See photomask.

(2) A pattern of bits used to accept or reject bit patterns in another set of data. For example, the Boolean AND operation can be used to match a mask of 0s and 1s with a string of data bits. When a 1 occurs in both the mask and the data, the resulting bit will contain a 1 in that position.

Hardware interrupts are often enabled and disabled in this manner with each interrupt assigned a bit position in a mask register.

Masks

(dreams)Masks may represent our persona and how we appear to others, the roles that we play in life such as parent, student, or worker. On the other hand, masks can be a symbol of pretentiousness. If you are wearing a mask, look inside and check if you are being sincere in your presentations, or if you are hiding something and pretending to be something you are not. If other people are wearing masks, it suggests that you may be concerned about their genuineness.

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noun disguise

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noun face mask

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noun façade

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verb disguise

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noun a deceptive outward appearance

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verb to prevent (something) from being known

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verb to change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of

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noun a covering to disguise or conceal the face

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noun activity that tries to conceal something

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noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

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noun a protective covering worn over the face

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verb hide under a false appearance

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verb put a mask on or cover with a mask

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verb make unrecognizable

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verb cover with a sauce

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verb shield from light

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