masked

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From mask +‎ -ed.

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masked

  1. simple past and past participle of mask

Adjective

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masked (comparative more masked, superlative most masked)

  1. Wearing a mask or masks.
    Antonyms: unmasked, maskless
    • 2021 August 15, Stephanie Elizalde, “Why I'm Mandating That Austin Schools Must Be Masked When Classes Start”, in Time[1]:
      As the Superintendent of Austin, TX, schools I have mandated that our kids must be masked when they start school on Tuesday.
  2. Characterized by masks.
  3. Concealed; hidden.
  4. (botany) Personate.
  5. (zoology, of birds) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage.

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