Definitions
activity that tries to conceal something
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French masque (“a covering to hide or protect the face”), from Italian maschera (“mask, disguise”), from (a byform of, see it for more) Medieval Latin masca, mascha, a borrowing of Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from which English mesh and mask (“mesh”) (below at Etymology 2) are inherited. Doublet of masque and mesh.
Used in a sentence
“a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask”
“Grouchy and wary and tender, he’s a sozzled hedonist seemingly out for himself—though his party-animal facade is just a mask for his bottomless generosity.”
“Come then, pure hands, and bear the head That sleeps or wears the mask of sleep, And come, whatever loves to weep, And hear the ritual of the dead.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues
01“Costume covering”4 letters
02“Costume face cover”4 letters
03“Cover for the face”4 letters
04“Disguise covering”4 letters
05“Disguise for the face”4 letters
06“Face cover for protection”4 letters
07“Face covering”4 letters
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