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    [Noun]  | "mask" | \ ˈmask \


    1: a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise

    2: a person wearing a mask : masker

    3: a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to identify the character and project the voice


    Origin: circa 1533 ;

     Middle French masque, from Old Italian maschera;

    [Noun]  | "masque" | \ ˈmask \


    1: masquerade

    2: a short allegorical dramatic entertainment of the 16th and 17th centuries performed by masked actors

    3: mask


    Origin: 1526 ;

     Middle French masque{mat|mask|};

    [Noun]  | "death mask" 


    1: a cast taken from the face of a dead person


    Origin: 1838 ;

    [Noun]  | "face mask" 


    1: a mask or protective covering for the face or part of the face : such as

    2: a covering (as of polypropylene fiber or cotton fabric) for the mouth and nose that is worn especially to reduce the spread of infectious agents (such as viruses or bacteria)

    3: a device usually covering the mouth and nose to facilitate delivery of a gas (such as a general anesthetic) : mask


    Origin: 1754 ;

    [Noun]  | "gas mask" 


    1: a mask connected to a chemical air filter and used to protect the face and lungs from toxic gases; broadly : respirator


    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "oxygen mask" 


    1: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank


    Origin: 1920 ;

    [Noun]  | "procedure mask" 


    1: a nonsterile, disposable, rectangular-shaped face mask typically of nonwoven material (such as polypropylene) that covers the mouth and nose, that usually has elastic ear loops for securing to the face, and that is intended to be worn by medical personnel (as during medical procedures or while attending to patients) especially to prevent the spread of airborne infectious agents (such as bacteria or viruses)


    Origin: 1996 ;

    [Noun]  | "shadow mask" 


    1: a metal plate in a color cathode-ray tube that contains minute apertures permitting passage of electron beams to specific phosphors on the screen during a scan


    Origin: 1951 ;

    [Noun]  | "ski mask" 


    1: a knit fabric mask that covers the head, has openings for the eyes, mouth, and sometimes the nose, and is worn especially by skiers for protection from the cold


    Origin: 1966 ;

    [Verb]  | "mask" 


    1: to provide or conceal (someone or something) with a mask: such as

    2: to conceal (something) from view

    3: to make (something) indistinct or imperceptible


    Origin: 1539 ;

    [Noun]  | "masks" 


    1: a cover or partial cover for the face used to disguise oneself;


      * e.g., " ... an elaborate mask that would be suitable for a fancy masquerade ball "



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    2: something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth;


      * e.g., " ... his unexpected friendliness is just a mask, for he always has an ulterior motive "



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    [Noun]  | "masques" 


    1: as in masquerades, soirees;


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    [Noun]  | "mask" 


    1: a cover or partial cover for the face used to disguise oneself;


      * e.g., " ... an elaborate mask that would be suitable for a fancy masquerade ball "



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    2: something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth;


      * e.g., " ... his unexpected friendliness is just a mask, for he always has an ulterior motive "



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    [Verb]  | "masks" 


    1: to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity;


      * e.g., " ... the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van "





    2: to keep secret or shut off from view;


      * e.g., " ... masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale "





    [Verb]  | "mask" 


    1: to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity;


      * e.g., " ... the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van "





    2: to keep secret or shut off from view;


      * e.g., " ... masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale "





     [ "masks" ]

    1: people who have an acute sense of how the world really is, instead of how society wants them to think it is. masks wear clothes most people wear, so the douchebags at school dont bother them. they do express their real feelings through art and music (listening to music). they DO have friends. most masks have had a lot of pain done to them. they dont like getting into fights. they are great companions whether it be friends or boyfriend/girlfriend, as they will always listen to and understand your problems.

      * e.g.,  ... Person1: dude i just saw that white-clothes guy reading a cursing book. 

     [ "Mask to mask" ]

    1: An in person meeting of two people during quarantine.

      * e.g.,  ... Sean and Joseph have only ever met virtually during the quarantine, now that they're both back in the office, they can have an opportunity to meet mask to mask. 

     [ "To Mask or Not to Mask" ]

    1: The moral decision heads of state need to take due to a shortage of face masks in the market, as they don’t want to create a public panic that would lead to mask hoarding, which would endanger the lives of unmasked medical personnel and frontline workers.

      * e.g.,  ... With the pandemic crisis worsening, and not wanting to alarm the public by telling them the painful truth of a dearth of mask supply, politically vulnerable heads of state need to make up their minds whether to mask or not to mask the population—which decision would minimize the number of infections and deaths? 

     [ "Masking" ]

    1: Masking is a complex and costly survival strategy for autistic people. It generally involves intentionally learning neurotypical behaviors and mimicking them in social situations. Sometimes masking focuses on hiding behaviors that people feel won't be accepted.

      * e.g.,  ... Autistic person: yeah I learned early in school that I should just chuckle whenever someone says something weird to me because they're probably making a joke or smiling whenever someone else is smiling so I don't look out of place Non-autistic friend: ohh so you mean like masking right? Autistic person: yeah exactly! 


     [ "Masking" ]

    2: In that way its like putting on your "social mask" so you can interact with people efficiently even though that's now how you normally act or would want to act if you weren't afraid of being seen as strange.

     [ "Mask" ]

    1: A song made by a popular YouTube named Dream. It’s the worst fucking song ever. Do not listen to it.

      * e.g.,  ... Random person: Do you like Dream’s song Mask? 

     [ "Mask" ]

    1: Putting on a fake face by hiding their feelings.

      * e.g.,  ... I feel so down today but, I put on a fake mask by smiling so that the people around me don’t see me as a depressed person. 

     [ "mask on" ]

    1: A Cover up for what or who you really are daily .

      * e.g.,  ... I'm really sad but I will keep smiling, so I have a mask on. 

     [ "Masking" ]

    1: Seeming happy when you really aren't, you've just pushed all feelings away

      * e.g.,  ... "You don't seem to be too upset since you guys stopped being friends, you guys were really close. Are u sure you aren't masking?" 

     [ "mask on" ]

    1: The act of having a large lady sit on your face whilst at a men's social event.

      * e.g.,  ... Looks like Tomo's getting his mask on. 

     [ "No-Mask" ]

    1: A person who didn't wear masks during the pandemic and is thus, untrustworthy. A shorter version of anti-masker.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Hey Do you know Jim? He seems nice! 

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