Mask



noun
1.
(anything that disguises or conceals, especially a covering worn over the face (or part of it) as a disguise or for protection, anything that conceals or disguises, a molded likeness of the face, a protective covering for the face, a covering for the mouth and nose, the face of a dog, fox, etc) party mask របាំងមុខ
Example: Each dancer took off his mask at midnight, Clouds masked the moon.mask for his true feelings គ្រឿងលាក់បាំង
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) របស់សំរាប់គ្របឬបាំងមុខ
verb — past tense: masked ; past participle: masked ; present participle: masking ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to conceal) mask one's face ពាក់បាំងមុខ, mask one's feelings លាក់
Example: The thief masked his face with a stocking.
  • anaesthetic mask
    - ម៉ាសសំរាប់ដាក់ថ្នាំសណ្ដំ
  • mask of pregnancy
    - ជាំមុខនៅពេលមានផ្ទៃពោះ
  • oxygen mask
    - ម៉ាសផ្ដល់អុកស៊ីសែន
ENGLISH MEANING
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.
9.
A person wearing a mask; a masker.
10.
The head or face of a fox.
verb — past tense: masked ; past participle: masked ; present participle: masking ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To disguise; to cover; to hide.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) 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.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
6.
(INTRANSITIVE) To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
1.
cloak, conceal, cover, disguise, hide, screen, secrete, suppress, veil, withhold
1.
disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncover