mask

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for mask

mask 🔊 /mæˈsk/

mask : කෝලම් නැටුම

mask : වෙස් මූණ

mask : වෙස්මූණ

mask : රැවටිල්ල

mask : වෙස්මූණු පළඳිනවා

mask : බොරු වේශය

mask : වෙස් පානවා

mask : ආවරණය

mask definition

Noun.

  1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
  2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
  3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.
  4. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
  5. A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also mascaron.
  6. In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
  7. A screen for a battery.
  8. The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.

Transitive verb.

  1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
  2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.
  3. To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
  4. 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.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
  2. To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.