mask

/ˈmask/

Middle French masque, from Old Italian maschera

noun

  1. a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise

  2. a person wearing a mask : masker

  3. a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to identify the character and project the voice

verb

  1. to provide or conceal (someone or something) with a mask: such as

  2. to conceal (something) from view

  3. to make (something) indistinct or imperceptible

mask a gun battery

disguise cloak mask mean to alter the dress or appearance of so as to conceal the identity or true nature. disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity. cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention.

noun

  1. masquerade

  2. a short allegorical dramatic entertainment of the 16th and 17th centuries performed by masked actors

  3. mask