mask

mask is a   Noun

Definition:

[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.

[2] That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.

[3] A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show. Bacon. This thought might lead me through the world`s vain mask. Milton.

[4] A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.

[5] A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also mascaron.

[6] In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.

[7] A screen for a battery.

[8] The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. Mask house, a house for masquerades. [Obs.]

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