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Mask

Meanings and phrases

mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a covering to disguise or conceal the face
  2. activity that tries to conceal something
  3. a protective covering worn over the face
  4. a party of guests wearing costumes and masks; masquerade; masquerade party; masque

mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
v.
  1. hide under a false appearance; dissemble; cloak
  2. put a mask on or cover with a mask
  3. make unrecognizable; disguise
  4. cover with a sauce
  5. shield from light; block out

bar mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a catcher's mask with bars

birdcage mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a catcher's mask with a strong wire face

catcher 's mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball

death mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a cast taken from the face of a dead person
E.g.
  • Inside, they find Carter's body and the death mask.
  • Her death mask is on display at the Old Melbourne Gaol.
  • This chapel also houses the seventeenth-century bust of Carlo Carafa and his wax death mask.

eye mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes; domino; half mask

face mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey
E.g.
  • A ballistic face mask is designed to protect the wearer from ballistic threats.
  • The face mask on the helmet was blue from 1974 through 1986 before changing to white.
  • Craveri's black face mask dips a bit further down the face compared to the Scripps's.

fencer 's mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face; fencing mask

fencing mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face; fencer's mask

half mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes; domino; eye mask

life mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a cast taken from the face of a living person

mask of pregnancy

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives; chloasma; melasma

oxygen mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank

ski mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a woolen face mask to protect the face from cold while skiing on snow

welder 's mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a mask that you wear for protection when doing welding

gas mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Mother War is the woman in the Victorian-era gown and gas mask.
  • Garrett A. Morgan developed the first automatic traffic signal and gas mask.
  • His former student James Bert Garner at Wabash College went on to invent the gas mask.

wearing a mask

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Tinieblas Jr. made his professional wrestling debut in 1990, wearing a mask closely resembling that of his father Tinieblas.
  • For example, in medieval and Renaissance Europe, it was rude to indicate that a man wearing a mask in public could be recognized.
  • Divers who need corrective lenses to see clearly outside the water would normally need the same prescription while wearing a mask.
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