masked  (m ăskt)
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adj.1. Wearing a mask. 2. Disguised or concealed as if by a mask: masked emotions. 3. Latent or hidden, as a symptom or disease. 4. Botany Personate. 5. Zoology a. Having markings in the shape of a mask on the head or face. b. Having the anatomy of the next developmental form outlined beneath the integument, as in certain insect pupae. |
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