Synonyms for masked
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : maskt, mahskt |
| Phonetic Transcription : mæskt, mɑskt |
Définition of masked
Origin :- 1560s, "take part in a masquerade;" 1570s, "to disguise;" 1580s, "to wear a mask," from mask (n.). Figurative use by 1580s. Extended sense of "to disguise" is attested from 1847. Related: Masked; masking. Masking tape recorded from 1927; so called because it is used to block out certain surfaces before painting.
- adj concealed
- Of course the gondolier knew where Marcolina was; but why was he, too, masked?
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- No more brilliant spectacle than this masked ball could be imagined.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- And I, the questioner, masked and robed so that my own brother could not have known me!
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- Instantly Tom thought of the other occasion when he was halted by masked figures.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- It seemed to be nearer than it was when the attack of the masked men came.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- Most of the people are masked, dress coats and ball dresses are exceptional.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- He did not know the countenance it masked so darkly, but that same cloak he knew!
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- To him he owed it that he was thus bound, masked, disguised!
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- Some twenty men appeared, all clothed in black and masked in velvet.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- For a moment he stood there with his masked face through the port.
- Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall
Antonyms for masked
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