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mask

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  1. disguise              
 
1. mask \'mask\ n [MF masque, fr. OIt maschera] 1a1: a cover or partial 
   cover for the face used for disguise  1a2: a person wearing a mask : MASKER 
    1a3: MASQUE  1b1: a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to 
   identify the char acter and project the voice 1b2: a grotesque false face 
   worn at carnivals or in rituals  1c: an often grotesque carved head or face 
   used as an ornament (as on a key stone) 1d: a sculptured face or a copy of 
   a face made by means of a mold  2a: something that serves to conceal or 
   disguise : PRETENSE, CLO AK, POSE 2b: something that conceals from view  
   2c: a translucent or opaque screen to cover part of the sensitive surface i 
   n taking or printing a photograph 3a: a protective covering for the face  
   3b: GAS MASK  3c: a device covering the mouth and nose to facilitate 
   inhalation  3d: a comparable device to prevent exhalation of infective 
   material  3e: a cosmetic preparation for the skin of the face that produces 
   a tighten ing effect as it dries 4: the face of an animal (as a fox or dog) 
2. mask vi 1: to take part in a masquerade  2a: to assume a mask  2b: to 
   disguise one's true character or intentions  1a: to conceal from view {~ a 
   gun battery}  1b: to make indistinct or imperceptible {~s undesirable flav 
   ors} 1c: to cover up {~ed his real purpose}  2a: to cover for protection  
   2b: to modify the size or shape of (as a photograph) by means of an opaque  
   border 2c: FLAVOR {~ a drug}