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mask

noun [C] (FACE COVER)
 
 
/mɑːsk/ US  /mæsk/

Definition

B2 a covering for all or part of the face that protects, hides, or decorates the person wearing it: a gas mask a surgical mask The bank robbers wore masks throughout the raid.Things worn to cover the head, face or neck
(Definition of mask noun (FACE COVER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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