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31mask — [[t]mæsk, mɑsk[/t]] n. 1) a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one s identity 2) a grotesque or humorous false face: party masks[/ex] 3) anything that disguises or conceals: His politeness is a mask for anger[/ex] 4) a covering …
32mask — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. false face, disguise, concealment; effigy; shield; masquerade, pretense. v. t. screen, conceal, hide. See deception. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A disguise] Syn. cover, false face, veil, domino, hood,… …
33mask — mask1 [ mæsk ] noun count ** 1. ) something you wear to cover part or all of your face in order to protect it from something harmful such as poisonous gas, bacteria, or smoke a ) something you wear to cover part or all of your face in order to… …
34mask — I. noun Etymology: Middle French masque, from Old Italian maschera Date: 1534 1. a. (1) a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise (2) a person wearing a mask ; masker b. (1) a figure of a head worn on the s …
35mask — 1. noun /mɑːsk,mæsk/ a) A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. a dancers mask; a fencers mask; a ball players mask b) That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. This thought might lead me through the worlds… …
36mask — 1 noun (C) 1 something that covers all or part of your face, to protect or to hide it: a surgical face mask 2 something that covers your face, and has another face painted on it: special masks used in Kabuki theater 3 (usually singular) an… …
37Mask — The theatrical mask is of ancient origin. The modernist theatre offers only occasional examples when the mask is integral to the production, notably in Eugene O Neill s The Great God Brown. Robert Edmond Jones also used masks to good scenic… …
38Mask — 1) Mask Drame de Peter Bogdanovich, avec Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1984 Technique: couleurs Durée: 2 h Résumé Le drame quotidien de Rocky, un adolescent au visage déformé, et de Rusty, sa …
39mask — noun 1》 a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, for protection or hygiene, or for theatrical effect. ↘a respirator used to filter inhaled air or to supply gas for inhalation. ↘a face pack. 2》 a likeness of a person s… …
40mask — n. & v. n. 1 a covering for all or part of the face: a worn as a disguise, or to appear grotesque and amuse or terrify. b made of wire, gauze, etc., and worn for protection (e.g. by a fencer) or by a surgeon to prevent infection of a patient. c… …
