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A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment, and often employed for rituals and rites. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes, as well as in the performing arts and for entertainment.
Mask, a form of disguise or concealment usually worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks.
When you take off a mask, store it in a clean plastic bag, and every day either wash it if it’s a fabric mask, or dispose of a medical mask in a trash bin. Don’t use masks with valves. For specifics on what type of mask to wear and when, see our Q&A and watch our videos. There is also a Q&A focused on masks and children.
Should I wear a mask while exercising? In health care facilities, when should medical masks be worn? What personal protective equipment (PPE) should health and care workers wear in the context of COVID-19? What is the difference between medical masks and respirators, like N95?
The CDC provides an overview of various types of masks and respirators. In general, the most important things you can do are to choose a mask that fits well, and wear it consistently and properly when it is recommended or in situations that you are required to do so.
Many masks are primarily associated with ceremonies that have religious and social significance or are concerned with funerary customs, fertility rites, or the curing of sickness. Other masks are used on festive occasions or to portray characters in a dramatic performance and in reenactments of mythological events.
mask. 1 of 2. noun. ˈmask. plural masks. Synonyms of mask. 1. a (1) : a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise. (2) : a person wearing a mask : masker. b (1) : a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to identify the character and project the voice. (2) : a grotesque false face worn at carnivals or in rituals. c.
