n. [ F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus; cf. Sp. & Pg. máscara, It. maschera; all fr. Ar. maskharat buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful, fr. sakhira to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. Masque, Masquerade. ]
This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The mask that has the arm of the Indian queen. G. W. Cable. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
Mask house,
Death mask,
v. t.
They must all be masked and vizarded. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Masking the business from the common eye. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
a.
Masked ball,
Masked battery (Mil.),
Masked crab (Zool.),
Masked pig (Zool.),
v. t. To confuse; to stupefy. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The dress or disguise of a masker; masquerade. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The muskellunge. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Zool.) Any spiral marine shell of the genus