false face

false face
noun
a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume
• Hypernyms: ↑mask
• Part Holonyms: ↑fancy dress, ↑masquerade, ↑masquerade costume

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a caricature of human or animal features that is made of cloth, plaster, or similar material and worn over the face : mask

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a mask covering the face.
[1810-20]

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false face noun
A mask
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Main Entry: ↑false

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false face,
a funny or ugly mask; mask.

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n. a mask, usually wooden, traditionally worn ceremonially by some North American Indian peoples to cure the sick

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  • False arch — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • False attic — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • False cadence — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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