Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
mask . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
mask .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word masks.
Examples
-
"There are Republicans who just call themselves undeclared; the name masks some degree of partisanship."
Romney Is Luring Undeclared Voters Janet Hook 2012
-
In my case, I suffer from prosoponophobia, which means I am afraid of I have to force myself to even write the word masks.
Fear Itself Jonathan Nasaw 2003
-
Thus none could see their noses, and they laughed without fear both at fortune and the fortunate; neither more nor less than our ladies laugh at barefaced trulls when they have those mufflers on which they call masks, and which were formerly much more properly called charity, because they cover a multitude of sins.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
-
Thus none could see their noses, and they laughed without fear both at fortune and the fortunate; neither more nor less than our ladies laugh at barefaced trulls when they have those mufflers on which they call masks, and which were formerly much more properly called charity, because they cover a multitude of sins.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
-
Thus none could see their noses, and they laughed without fear both at fortune and the fortunate; neither more nor less than our ladies laugh at barefaced trulls when they have those mufflers on which they call masks, and which were formerly much more properly called charity, because they cover a multitude of sins.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
-
Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries): Once in New Orleans, we found these antique masks from the 1800's.
-
In 2008 Univ of Colorado Denver ordered Obama/McCain masks and gigantic boxing gloves and used them to hold mock fights and break dancing contests all over campus.
Paul Loeb: Engaging Students in the Election -- 45 Ways Faculty and Administrators Can Still Make a Difference Paul Loeb 2010
-
In 2008 Univ of Colorado Denver ordered Obama/McCain masks and gigantic boxing gloves and used them to hold mock fights and break dancing contests all over campus.
Paul Loeb: Engaging Students in the Election -- 45 Ways Faculty and Administrators Can Still Make a Difference Paul Loeb 2010
-
In 2008 Univ of Colorado Denver ordered Obama/McCain masks and gigantic boxing gloves and used them to hold mock fights and break dancing contests all over campus.
Paul Loeb: Engaging Students in the Election--45 Ways Faculty and Administrators Can Still Make a Difference Paul Loeb 2010
-
On the walls are memorabilia from all the places I've been (Chairman Mao propaganda poster, chinese tapestry, african masks, Tunisian bird cages and lamps, masks from the Dutch Caribbean, etc)
-
People in Korea, Japan, and parts of China regularly wear what are often called “courtesy masks” — surgical masks worn to prevent their germs from infecting others.
Will air-filtering face masks be the new sunglasses? Rose Eveleth 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word masks
Mexican wrestling is characterized by colorful masks, rapid sequences of holds and maneuvers, as well as "high-flying" maneuvers, some of which have been adopted in the United States. The wearing of masks has developed special significance, and matches are sometimes contested in which the loser must permanently remove his mask, which is a wager with a high degree of weight attached.
May 1, 2017