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falseface

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mask covering the face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1852, State Cabinet of Natural History (N.Y.), University of the State of New York. Board of Regents, Annual report of the Regents of the University Each one wore a mask or falseface, a tattered blanket over his shoulders, and carried a turtle shell rattle in his hand.

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History

Etymology

From false + face.