from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
masking
n 1: the act of concealing the existence of something by
obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns
from enemy aircraft" [syn: {cover}, {covering},
{screening}, {masking}]
2: the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of
another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure
tones"
3: scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the
stage that should not be seen [syn: {masking piece},
{masking}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mask \Mask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Masking}.]
1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense
against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
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They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak.
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2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.
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Masking the business from the common eye. --Shak.
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3. (Mil.)
(a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
(b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of
troops or a fortress by a superior force, while some
hostile evolution is being carried out.
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