masky
Keywords: dress
Pronunciation (IPA): | 'mas.kÉ™ |
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Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
Class: | skurun |
Forms: | masky, maskys |
Glosses: | mask, disguise, cover, masked |
Description:
The term 'masky' is a loanword from English first attested in the early middle period and refers to a literal face mask. It is extended metaphorically to any kind of disguise or cover and can be used as a skurun verb meaning to disguise. The modifier form 'maskys' means 'disguised', but in the sense of something not being what it seems rather than hidden.