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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mask \Mask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Masking.]
     1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense
        against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak.
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     2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Masking the business from the common eye. --Shak.
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     3. (Mil.)
        (a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
        (b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of
            troops or a fortress by a superior force, while some
            hostile evolution is being carried out.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Masked \Masked\, a.
     1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;
        concealed; hidden.
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     2. (Bot.) Same as Personate.
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     3. (Zo["o]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing
        decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said
        of birds.
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     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 (Zo["o]l.), a European crab ({Corystes
        cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat
        resembling a human face.
  
     Masked pig (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ({Sus
        pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mask \Mask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Masking.]
     1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense
        against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
  
              They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak.
  
     2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.
  
              Masking the business from the common eye. --Shak.
  
     3. (Mil.)
        (a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
        (b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of
            troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some
            hostile evolution is being carried out.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Masked \Masked\, a.
     1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;
        cincealed; hidden.
  
     2. (Bot.) Same as Personate.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) 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 (Zo["o]l.), a European crab ({Corystes
        cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat
        resembling a human face.
  
     Masked pig (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ({Sus
        pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  masked
       adj : having its true character concealed with the intent of
             misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat" [syn: cloaked,
              disguised]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  masked
     a.
     Wearing a mask or masks.
     alt.
     (infl of en mask  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en mask  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  masked
     a.
     Wearing a mask or masks.
     alt.
     (infl of en mask  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en mask  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  masked
     a.
     Wearing a mask or masks.
     alt.
     (infl of en mask  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en mask  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  masked
     a.
     Wearing a mask or masks.
     alt.
     (infl of en mask  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en mask  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  masked
     Englanti a.
     naamioitu, johdettu sanasta mask

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  masked
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en mask ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb mask)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Masked /mˈaskt/
  مقنّع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  masked /mˈaskt/ 
  maskovaný