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2. Verb. (third-person singular of mask) ¹

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Definition of Masks

1. mask [v] - See also: mask

Medical Definition of Masks

1. Protective coverings for the face, particularly the mouth and nose, to maintain antiseptic conditions, to protect the wearer from contamination and to prevent droplets from the wearer's nose and mouth from spreading in the air. It includes surgical masks worn in the operating room and dentists' offices. It refers also to devices designed to cover the mouth and nose for administration of inhalation anaesthetics, oxygen, or other gases. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Masks

Literary usage of Masks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Attic Theatre: A Description of the Stage and Theatre of the Athenians by Arthur Elam Haigh (1898)
"The twenty-eight tragic masks enumerated by Pollux were used for the ordinary ... But special masks were required when any unusual character was introduced. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"masks were worn by Greek and Roman actors in nearly all dramatic ... But leaves were also used as coverings fur the face before masks (Suidas, ..."

3. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"Mirabel then follows up the advantage by prohibiting " vizards for the day and masks for the night," and he mentions the materials of which they were ..."

4. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1920)
"The Use of masks in Dancing BY MARGARET SEVERN MOST present-day actors are against the use of the mask because it makes the expression of individual ..."

5. The History of Ancient Art by Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Giles Henry Lodge (1872)
"I cannot refrain from mentioning the masks of this sex. Among them are to be found faces of the highest beauty, even on works of indifferent execution; ..."

6. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"FACE masks Face masks have a certain degree of usefulness in limiting the ... Face masks have long been in successful use by surgeons to guard against ..."

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