masked

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading“hidden agenda”“masked threat”Synonyms: cloaked disguised
having markings suggestive of a mask“the masked face of a raccoon”

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

They must all be masked and vizarded.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To disguise; to cover; to hide. [1913 Webster]

Masking the business from the common eye.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Masked \Masked\, a.

1.Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) Same as Personate. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds. [1913 Webster]

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 (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. [1913 Webster]