Complete Definition of "masked"

English

Adjective
masked

#Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
#(Botany): Same as Personate
#(Zoölogy): Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.
Derived terms
Masked ball, a ball in which the dancers wear masks
Masked battery (Militaru): a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire - H. L. Scott
Masked crab (Zoölogy): a European crab (Corystes cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face
Masked pig (Zoölogy): a Japanese domestic hog (Sus pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed

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