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The correct spelling is masks.
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noun
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The correct spelling is masks. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. For example: "a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask"
Usage Examples
“a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask”
“to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- 2.That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
- 3.A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade
- 4.A person wearing a mask.
- 5.A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
verb
- 1.To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- 2.To disguise; to cover; to hide.
- 3.To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
- 4.To cover or keep in check.
- 5.To take part as a masker in a masquerade
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