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a mask covering the face.[1810-20]
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false face
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false face — noun a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume • Hypernyms: ↑mask • Part Holonyms: ↑fancy dress, ↑masquerade, ↑masquerade costume * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a caricature of human or animal features that is made of cloth … Useful english dictionary
false-face — adjective : disguised by a false face … Useful english dictionary
False Face Society — The False Face Society is the best known of many medicinal societies among the Iroquois. The society is best known for its dramatic wooden masks, the false faces. The masks are used in healing rituals which invoke spirits and a dream world. Those … Wikipedia
false face — mask … English contemporary dictionary
false face — /fɔls ˈfeɪs/ (say fawls fays) noun a mask …
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 witness.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
False bearing — 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 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
