Mask : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mask	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Mask
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mask n a covering to disguise or conceal the face activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship" a party of guests wearing costumes and masks Synonym(s): masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask a protective covering worn over the face v hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment" Synonym(s): dissemble, cloak, mask put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween" Antonym(s): unmask make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank" Synonym(s): disguise, mask cover with a sauce; "mask the meat" shield from light Synonym(s): mask, block out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mask \Mask\, n. 1. A person wearing a mask; a masker. The mask that has the arm of the Indian queen. --G. W. Cable. 2. (Sporting) The head or face of a fox. {Death mask}, a cast of the face of a dead person.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mask \Mask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Masking}.] 1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor. They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak. 2. To disguise; to cover; to hide. Masking the business from the common eye. --Shak. 3. (Mil.) (a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. (b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mask \Mask\, n. [F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus; cf. Sp. & Pg. m[a0]scara, It. maschera; all fr. Ar. maskharat buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful, fr. sakhira to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. {Masque}, {Masquerade}.] 1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask. 2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. 3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show. --Bacon. This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask. --Milton. 4. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters. 5. (Arch.) A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also {mascaron}. 6. (Fort.) (a) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. (b) A screen for a battery. 7. (Zo[94]l.) The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. {Mask house}, a house for masquerades. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mask \Mask\, v. i. 1. To take part as a masker in a masquerade. --Cavendish. 2. To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way. --Shak.