Common Lexeme

masky

Keywords: dress

Pronunciation (IPA): 'mas.kÉ™ 
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.

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