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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mask /mæsk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a covering for the face, worn to hide one's identity, to frighten, or to cause laughter.
- anything that disguises:His politeness is a mask for anger.
- a covering, as of wire or gauze, worn over all or part of the face, for protection, etc.:a catcher's mask.
v. [~ + object] - to disguise;
hide:to mask one's intentions. - to cover, hide, or shield with or as if with a mask:eyes masked by reflecting sunglasses.
masked, adj. : a masked robber. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mask (mask, mäsk),USA pronunciation n. - a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.:Halloween masks.
- SportAlso called swim mask. a device consisting typically of a transparent glass or plastic panel fitted into a flexible rubber gasket that fits snugly around the eyes, over the cheeks, and usually over the nose: used by skin divers.
- anything that disguises or conceals;
disguise;
pretense:His politeness is a mask for his fundamentally malicious personality. - a likeness of a face, as one molded on the face in plaster. Cf. death mask, life mask.
- a covering of wire, gauze, etc., to protect the face, as from splinters, dust, or a pitched ball.
- See gas mask.
- any protective covering for the face or head.
- any protective covering, as paper, cardboard, plastic, or the like, used for masking an area of something, as of a photograph or window.
- Dog and Cat Breedsthe dark shading on the muzzle of certain dogs.
- a representation of a face or head, generally grotesque, used as an architectural ornament or as a decorative device in weaponry, furniture, etc.
- a person wearing a mask;
masker. - Show Businessmasque (defs. 1–3).
- ClothingAlso, masque. a cosmetic cream, gel, paste, or the like, that is applied to the face and allowed to remain for a short time before being removed and is used for tightening, cleansing, refreshing, or lubricating the skin.
- Show Businessa piece of cloth, silk, or plastic material covering the face of an actor to symbolize the character being represented: used in Greek and Roman drama and in some modern plays.
- the face or head, as of a fox.
- Electronicsa type of stencil applied to the surface of a semiconductor to permit selective etching or deposition: used in the manufacture of integrated circuits by photolithography.
- [Fort.]a screen, as of earth or brush, for concealing or protecting a battery or any military operation.
- NauticalAlso called braker. [Shipbuilding.]a sliding timber construction braced against the stern of a hull being launched to keep it from entering the water too rapidly.
v.t. - to disguise or conceal;
hide;
dissemble:to mask one's intentions. - to cover or conceal with a mask.
- to cover or shield a part of (a design, picture, etc.) in order to prevent reproduction or to protect the surface from the colors used, as in working with an air brush or in painting.
- [Fort.]to conceal (a battery or any military operation) from the enemy.
- to hinder, as an army, from conducting an operation.
v.i. - to put on a mask;
disguise oneself.
- pre-Latin *maskara, an extended form of *mask-, probably with origin, originally sense "black'' (blackening the face being a simple form of disguise); another development of the same base is early Medieval Latin masca witch, ghost (also, mask); see mascot
- Italian maschera mask, disguise
- Middle French masque, perh. directly
- 1525–35
- 20.See corresponding entry in Unabridged veil, screen, cloak, cover.
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