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Webster 1913 Edition
Masked
Masked
,Adj.
1.
Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
3.
(Zool.)
Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; – said of birds.
Masked ball
, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.
– Masked battery
(Mil.)
, a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire.
H. L. Scott.
– Masked crab
(Zool.)
, a European crab (
– Corystes cassivelaunus
) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face. Masked pig
(Zool.)
, a Japanese domestic hog (
Sus pliciceps
). Its face is deeply furrowed.Webster 1828 Edition
Masked
M`ASKED
,pp.
1.
a. In botany, personate.Definition 2024
masked
masked
English
Alternative forms
- masqued (archaic)
Verb
masked
- simple past tense and past participle of mask
Adjective
masked (comparative more masked, superlative most masked)
- Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
- (botany) personate
- (zoology) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.
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