masks
noun
Meaning
- A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
- A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade
- A person wearing a mask.
- A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
- A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like
- To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- To disguise; to cover; to hide.
- To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
- To cover or keep in check.
- To take part as a masker in a masquerade
- To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way
- A mesh.
- The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.
- Mash.
- To mash.
- To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.
- To be infused or steeped.
- To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.
- To bewilder; confuse.
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