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adjective

Masked adj.

Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.

(Bot.) Same as Personate.

(Zool.) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; said of birds.

Masked ball, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.

Masked battery (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire.

Masked crab (Zool.), a European crab (Corystes cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face.

Masked pig (Zool.), a Japanese domestic hog (Sus pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.

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Etymology of 'Masked ball'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Masked ball" Quotes from Famous Books

... masked ball in the street, and another in the Masonic Hall, while here and there flared the lights of the faker with something to sell. Among these last was "Soapy" Sothern, doing a thriving business in selling suckers and bars wrapped with greenbacks. Crowds tramped the streets blowing horns ...

— Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West • William MacLeod Raine