Definitions for: Masked


[adj] having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat"



Webster (1913) Definition: Masked, a.
1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;
cincealed; hidden.

2. (Bot.) Same as Personate.

3. (Zo["o]l.) 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. --H. L. Scott.

Masked crab (Zo["o]l.), a European crab ({Corystes
cassivelaunus}) with markings on the carapace somewhat
resembling a human face.

Masked pig (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ({Sus
pliciceps}). Its face is deeply furrowed.

Synonyms: cloaked, covert, disguised

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