loo mask

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noun

a half-mask worn during the 18th century for masquerades, etcAlso called: loup

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Word Origin for loo mask

C17 loo, from French loup, literally: wolf, from Latin lupus

Words nearby loo mask

look up and down, look up to, look who's talking, looky, loom, loo mask, looming, loom large, loom-state, loon, looney

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