mask
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:44 pm
mask noun
1 a (1): a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise (2): a person wearing a mask : masker
b (1): a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to identify the character and project the voice (2): a grotesque false face worn at carnivals or in rituals
c: an often grotesque carved head or face used as an ornament (as on a keystone)
d: a sculptured face or a copy of a face made by means of a mold
2 a: something that serves to conceal or disguise : pretense, cloak <aware of the masks, facades and defenses people erect to protect themselves — Kenneth Keniston>
b: something that conceals from view
c: a translucent or opaque screen to cover part of the sensitive surface in taking or printing a photograph
d: a pattern of opaque material used to shield selected areas of a surface (as of a semiconductor) in deposition or etching (as in producing an integrated circuit)
3 a: a protective covering for the face
b: gas mask
c: a device covering the mouth and nose to facilitate inhalation
d: a comparable device to prevent exhalation of infective material
e: a cosmetic preparation for the skin of the face that produces a tightening effect as it dries
4 a: the head or face of an animal (as a fox or dog)
b: an area (as the one around the eyes) of an animal's face that is distinguished by usually darker coloring
src: Merriam-Webster
Here is an illustration: http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/33645 ... e-up-is-me
Anoth one of these common words that has a myriad of uses.
1 a (1): a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise (2): a person wearing a mask : masker
b (1): a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to identify the character and project the voice (2): a grotesque false face worn at carnivals or in rituals
c: an often grotesque carved head or face used as an ornament (as on a keystone)
d: a sculptured face or a copy of a face made by means of a mold
2 a: something that serves to conceal or disguise : pretense, cloak <aware of the masks, facades and defenses people erect to protect themselves — Kenneth Keniston>
b: something that conceals from view
c: a translucent or opaque screen to cover part of the sensitive surface in taking or printing a photograph
d: a pattern of opaque material used to shield selected areas of a surface (as of a semiconductor) in deposition or etching (as in producing an integrated circuit)
3 a: a protective covering for the face
b: gas mask
c: a device covering the mouth and nose to facilitate inhalation
d: a comparable device to prevent exhalation of infective material
e: a cosmetic preparation for the skin of the face that produces a tightening effect as it dries
4 a: the head or face of an animal (as a fox or dog)
b: an area (as the one around the eyes) of an animal's face that is distinguished by usually darker coloring
src: Merriam-Webster
Here is an illustration: http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/33645 ... e-up-is-me
Anoth one of these common words that has a myriad of uses.