Found 2 items, similar to Masked ball.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: masked ball
masked ball
n : a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn:
masquerade ball
,
fancy-dress ball]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Masked ball
Masked
\Masked\, a.
1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;
concealed; hidden.
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2. (Bot.) Same as
Personate.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing
decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said
of birds.
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Masked ball, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.
Masked battery (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be
seen by an enemy until it opens fire. --H. L. Scott.
Masked crab (Zo["o]l.), a European crab (
Corystes cassivelaunus
) with markings on the carapace somewhat
resembling a human face.
Masked pig (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese domestic hog (
Sus pliciceps
). Its face is deeply furrowed.
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