'Mask' definitions:

Definition of 'mask'

From: WordNet
noun
A covering to disguise or conceal the face
noun
Activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"
noun
A party of guests wearing costumes and masks [syn: masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask]
noun
A protective covering worn over the face
verb
Hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment" [syn: dissemble, cloak, mask]
verb
Put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween" [ant: unmask]
verb
Make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank" [syn: disguise, mask]
verb
Cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"
verb
Shield from light [syn: mask, block out]

Definition of 'Mask'

From: GCIDE
  • Mask \Mask\ (m[.a]sk), n. [F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus; cf. Sp. & Pg. m['a]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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Fort.) (a) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. (b) A screen for a battery. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Zool.) The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A person wearing a mask; a masker.
  • The mask that has the arm of the Indian queen. --G. W. Cable. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 9. (Sporting) The head or face of a fox.
  • Mask house, a house for masquerades. [Obs.]
  • Death mask, a cast of the face of a dead person. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mask'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To disguise; to cover; to hide. [1913 Webster]
  • Masking the business from the common eye. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 fortress by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mask'

From: GCIDE
  • Mask \Mask\, v. i.
  • 1. To take part as a masker in a masquerade. --Cavendish. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'mask'

From: Moby Thesaurus