masked
English
Alternative forms
- masqued (archaic)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mɑːskt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /mæskt/
- Rhymes: -ɑːskt, -æskt
Verb
masked
- simple past and past participle of mask
Adjective
masked (comparative more masked, superlative most masked)
- Wearing a mask or masks.
- 2021 August 15, Stephanie Elizalde, “Why I'm Mandating That Austin Schools Must Be Masked When Classes Start”, in Time[1]:
- As the Superintendent of Austin, TX, schools I have mandated that our kids must be masked when they start school on Tuesday.
- Characterized by masks.
- Concealed; hidden.
- (botany) Personate.
- (zoology, of birds) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage.
Derived terms
Translations
wearing a mask or masks