Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mask
Mask
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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 worn to conceal the face at balls etc. and usu. made of velvet or silk. 2 a respirator used to filter inhaled air or to supply gas for inhalation. 3 a likeness of a person's face, esp. one made by taking a mould from the face (death-mask). 4 a disguise or pretence (throw off the mask). 5 a hollow model of a human head worn by ancient Greek and Roman actors. 6 Photog. a screen used to exclude part of an image. 7 the face or head of an animal, esp. a fox. 8 = face-pack. 9 archaic a masked person. --v.tr. 1 cover (the face etc.) with a mask. 2 disguise or conceal (a taste, one's feelings, etc.). 3 protect from a process. 4 Mil. a conceal (a battery etc.) from the enemy's view. b hinder (an army etc.) from action by observing with adequate force. c hinder (a friendly force) by standing in its line of fire. Phrases and idioms masking tape adhesive tape used in painting to cover areas on which paint is not wanted. Derivatives masker n. Etymology: F masque f. It. maschera f. Arab. maskara buffoon f. sakira to ridicule
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I. noun Etymology: Middle French masque, from Old Italian maschera Date: 1534 1. a. a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise, a person wearing a ~ ; ~er, b. a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to identify the character and project the voice, a grotesque false face worn at carnivals or in rituals, an often grotesque carved head or face used as an ornament (as on a keystone), a sculptured face or a copy of a face made by means of a mold, 2. something that serves to conceal or disguise ; pretense, cloak , something that conceals from view, a translucent or opaque screen to cover part of the sensitive surface in taking or printing a photograph, a pattern of opaque material used to shield selected areas of a surface (as of a semiconductor) in deposition or etching (as in producing an integrated circuit), 3. a protective covering for the face, gas ~, a device covering the mouth and nose to facilitate inhalation, a comparable device to prevent exhalation of infective material, a cosmetic preparation for the skin of the face that produces a tightening effect as it dries, 4. the head or face of an animal (as a fox or dog), an area (as the one around the eyes) of an animal's face that is distinguished by usually darker coloring, II. verb Date: circa 1562 intransitive verb to take part in a masquerade, 2. to assume a ~, to disguise one's true character or intentions, transitive verb to provide or conceal with a ~: as, to conceal from view , to make indistinct or imperceptible , to cover up , to cover for protection, to modify the size or shape of (as a photograph) by means of an opaque border, see: disguise ~like adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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