- Masked ball
- Masked Masked, a.
1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;
concealed; hidden.
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2. (Bot.) Same as {Personate}. [1913 Webster]
3. (Zo["o]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds. [1913 Webster]
{Masked ball}, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.
{Masked battery} (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire. --H. L. Scott.
{Masked crab} (Zo["o]l.), a European crab ({Corystes cassivelaunus}) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face.
{Masked pig} (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ({Sus pliciceps}). Its face is deeply furrowed. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
