How to pronounce“mask”in English
Notice how color accentuates the mask’s curved forms and draws attention to the ears, eyes, and mouth.
The mask’s intricate patterning comes from brightly colored beads, sewn along with cowrie shells into cloth and raffia, or strips of dried palm leaves.
And from the choice of materials and process, or technique, we assume this mask was made for someone very wealthy and powerful.
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Definitions of “mask”
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
“a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask”
That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
“Grouchy and wary and tender, he’s a sozzled hedonist seemingly out for himself—though his party-animal facade is just a mask for his bottomless generosity.”
To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
“They must all be masked and vizarded”
To disguise as something else.
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