mask
[ mask, mahsk ]
/ mæsk, mɑsk /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to put on a mask; disguise oneself.
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Origin of mask
First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French masque, perhaps directly from Italian maschera “mask, disguise,” from unattested pre-Latin maskara, an extended form of unattested mask-, probably with the original sense “black” (blackening the face being a simple form of disguise); another development of the same base is early Medieval Latin masca “witch, ghost” (also, “mask”); see mascot
OTHER WORDS FROM mask
masklike, adjectiveWords nearby mask
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British Dictionary definitions for mask
mask
/ (mɑːsk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of mask
masklike, adjectiveWord Origin for mask
C16: from Italian maschera, ultimately from Arabic maskharah clown, from sakhira mockery
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Medical definitions for mask
mask
[ măsk ]
n.
v.
To cover with a protective mask.
To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise.
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