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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

... to me. It was mid-Lent, and a masked ball was given by my fiance's friends in one of the old Roman palaces. I can see it still—the great hall, ablaze with glowing frescoes, beautiful Venetian candelabras, gilded furniture, red and yellow damask and velvet, and then the throng of handsome men ...

— The Woman Thou Gavest Me - Being the Story of Mary O'Neill • Hall Caine

... the Jew, shrugging his shoulders, drawing out the dress, and unfolding it with a sneer. "The dress is not new, for it is made after such an old fashion that it could be worn only at a masked ball; and the stuff is not worth any thing, either, for it is only half silk. It was just made to look at. It appears like heavy silk, but the oblique threads that make it look so heavy are all cotton. How much do you want for the whole, my ...

— NAPOLEON AND BLUCHER • L. Muhlbach