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Webster 1913 Edition


Masked

Masked

,
Adj.
1.
Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
2.
(Bot.)
Same as
Personate
.
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.
Having the face covered; concealed; disguised.
1.
a. In botany, personate.

Definition 2024


masked

masked

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Verb

masked

  1. simple past tense and past participle of mask

Adjective

masked (comparative more masked, superlative most masked)

  1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
  2. (botany) personate
  3. (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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