Word Finder - masks

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A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.

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a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask

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That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.

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A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade

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A person wearing a mask.

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A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.

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A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like

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• mascaron

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(fortification) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.

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(fortification) A screen for a battery

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The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.

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(Puebloan) A ceremonial object used in Puebloan kachina cults that resembles a Euro-American mask. (The term is objected to as an appropriate translation by Puebloan peoples as it emphasizes imitation but ignores power and representational intent.)

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A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask.

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A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image.

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The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.

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To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.

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To disguise; to cover; to hide.

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To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.

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To cover or keep in check.

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to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out

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To take part as a masker in a masquerade

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To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way

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To cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting

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To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.

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To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.

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A mesh.

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The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.

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Mash.

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To mash.

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To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.

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To be infused or steeped.

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To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.

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To bewilder; confuse.

Her sister wore maroon, as did many of the other women in masks around her.

Of the intestines they make masks or covers for their faces, to protect them from the glare of the sun in the spring, and use them as a substitute for glass, by extending them over their windows.

Includes four disposable masks (OK to wear until soiled or damaged) and important fitting instructions.

For many patients this means drawers filled with useless masks.

A wondrous display of fancy dress and masks were everywhere - the colors and glorious efforts made by everyone were truly delightful.

They also sell face masks, jokes, tricks and novelties.

Clear plastic face masks alleviate the claustrophobia associated with the black rubber face masks.

We provide you with masks, and snorkel fins.

Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters, some of whom were wearing gas masks.

The army and everybody else had gas masks, with a big long pipe down to a filter.

People were given gas masks and plans for evacuation were prepared.

The faces of the family are almost geometric, like masks made from folded paper.

Remember contact lenses are not suitable for wear when swimming so ask your optician about prescription goggles and diving masks.

There were masks and a curved sword with a jeweled hilt.

Masks and crafts Portuguese traders first bought worked ivory, bone and wooden statues from native craftsmen over 500 years ago.

Four men, their faces concealed behind ski masks, burst into the pastor's small apartment located in the church building.

The reed cover is pierced and carved with foliage and five grotesque masks.

Fortunately we had come equipped with a bag of dust masks.

The input masks can have any grid or axis ordering, and may cover a single monomer or the whole multimer.

At private parties, oxygen tanks are rarely supplied, and people have died of asphyxiation by breathing straight nitrous oxide through face masks.

Masks were only used briefly during a choral ode in which the women all chanted ' let loose the birds of war ' .

He used his friends and family as models, and also began to make masks and theatrical props for local amateur dramatic productions.

Noone wore masks or did anything provocative at the police present.

Wear surgical masks, and avoid crowded public places or traveling by taxi, bus, train, or mass rapid transit.

Hairdressing scissors For the last two years I have changed my method of trimming the masks of my show team.

The projects include puppets, masks, mobiles, seasonal crafts, picture frames and painting self-portraits.

Performers in black masks, dwarfed by flickering shadows, invited the audience to share their fears.

All were wearing ski masks that were white around the eyes and red around mouth.

Masks and costumes can be quite scary to a dog that is not socialized to odd things.

The use of a series of masks, each aligned to the surface of the material, allows quite complex structures to be fabricated.

Smith, 438), and one is tempted to compare the use of masks elsewhere in animal worship. Next, one may observe upon old Babylonian seals, eagle-headed deities with short feathered skirts attended by human beings similarly arrayed (Ball, 151) or figures draped in a fish skin (Menant, Rev. de l'hist.

Hagen that for dark heat rays of only about ten times the wave-length of luminous radiation, the properties of metals are determined by their electric resistance alone, which then masks all resonance due to periods of free vibration of the molecules; and, moreover, that the resistance for such alternations is practically the same as the ohmic resistance for ordinary steady currents.

And the glow from pumpkin lanterns will light up their masks and costumes, proudly made with their mums, dads and teachers.

Her reputation for honesty and directness, which is not false, masks an apparently artless guile.

Hairdressing Scissors For the last two years I have changed my method of trimming the masks of my show team.

Smart Compositor offers you a powerful tool to create expressive opening sequences or segues with pre-made masks, frames and moving paths.

The Liberal Party is one of the masks which the British capitalists wear in order to swindle the workers.

This masks considerable regional variation, however, as well as uncertain prospects for the future.

The majority of peelable masks are latex-based, but the range also includes vinyl, silicone and urethane based chemistries.

Light votive candles to invite the Spirits of the Masks to enter.

The ancient gompa here contains some grotesque masks of demons and you can be shown the fabled yeti scalp.

Once guests arrive, let them decorate their own animal masks, put on some fun music, and let them jump around the room as they act like their favorite animal!

There are different kinds of facial masks available for different kinds of skin, so determine either by yourself (or with the help of a salesperson at a cosmetics counter) what kind of skin you have.

In many cases you'll find that high-end facial masks have almost all the same ingredients that less-expensive masks have.

Facial masks can cause skin to break out.

Sephora has facial masks, scrubs, exfoliants, and antiaging treatments for sale in its skincare department.

Fashion and Beauty which features great advice like how to reuse a bridesmaid dress, how to make do-it-yourself organic hair products, and how to create Halloween masks.

Masks are one of the easiest ways to make a quick homemade acne remedy.

It is important to keep the mask away from the eye area, and rinse the masks off with warm, not hot water.

Products range from soothing eye masks to packs to use in various locations on the body for soothing comfort and relief.