Masked

a.	1.	Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
	2.	(Bot.) Same as Personate.
	3.	(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. - H. L. Scott. Masked pig (Zool.) a Japanese domestic hog (Sus pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.

Adj.

1.

masked - having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat" Synonyms: cloaked, disguised

armored, camouflaged, cased, ceiled, cloaked, clouded, coated, coped, covered, covert, cowled, curtained, disguised, eclipsed, encapsulated, encapsuled, encased, enveloped, enwrapped, filmed, floored, hooded, housed, in disguise, incog, incognito, loricate, loricated, mantled, masquerading, muffled, obscured, occulted, packaged, paved, roofed-in, screened, scummed, sheathed, shelled, shielded, shrouded, swathed, tented, under cover, veiled, walled, walled-in, wrapped

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