masked
[ maskt, mahskt ]
/ mæskt, mɑskt /
adjective
disguised; concealed; hidden: masked treachery; masked forces.
Botany.
personate2(def 1).
Zoology.
having markings that resemble a mask.
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Definition for masked (2 of 2)
mask
[ mask, mahsk ]
/ mæsk, mɑsk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to put on a mask; disguise oneself.
Origin of mask
1525–35; < Middle French
masque, perhaps directly < Italian
maschera mask, disguise < pre-Latin
*maskara, an extended form of
*mask-, probably with orig. 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
mask·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for masked
British Dictionary definitions for masked (1 of 2)
masked
/ (mɑːskt) /
adjective
disguised or covered by or as if by a mask
botany another word for personate 2
British Dictionary definitions for masked (2 of 2)
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
Medical definitions for masked (1 of 2)
masked
[ măskt ]
adj.
Latent or hidden, as a symptom or disease.
Having masklike markings on the head or face.
Having the anatomy of the next developmental form outlined beneath the integument, as in certain insect pupae.
Medical definitions for masked (2 of 2)
mask
[ măsk ]
n.
v.
To cover with a protective mask.
To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise.