maskingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɑːskɪŋ/,

/ˈmaskɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmæskɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈmaskɪŋ/,

/ˈmaskɪn/

Forms: see mask v.³ and -ing suffix¹; also 1900s– mashkin.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.³, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < mask v.³ + -ing suffix¹.

Chiefly Scottish.

1. = mashing n.¹ 1. Also: the quantity of malt mashed at one time.In early use chiefly in compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > mashing

mashinga1350

maskingc1430

c1430 Chalmerlan Ayr in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1844) I. 337/1 Ea est causa quod cum coquitur in lie masking fat non currit.

1457 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 119 A maskyn tub with the laf that langis it.

1568 D. Lindsay Answer Kingis Flyting 53 in Wks. (1931) I. 103 Remember how besyde the masking fat Ȝe caist ane quene overthort ane stinking troch.

1647 in E. Henderson Kirk-session Rec. Dumfermline (1865) 23 If Christiane Law brewster shall be convict..in masking drink anie tyme that day..that she stand at the tron.

1654 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Stirling (1887) I. 211 They sall pay for ilk maskene lost in thair default fourtie shilling.

1677 in E. Henderson Ann. Dunfermline (1879) 347 For masking on the sabbath.

1797 Encycl. Brit. III. 544/1 [article Brewing] This part of the operation is called masking.

1873 P. Buchan Guidman o' Inglismill in Legends of North 30 But there's the kirn to ca', chessels to fill, An' steep a maskin' for the New Year's Yill.

2. The action or process of infusing tea; an infusion of tea; a sufficient quantity of tea, etc., for an infusion.

ΚΠ

1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 311 Then up they gat the maskin-pat.

1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage to Land of Burns 133 As they had the bit blink on their han' a'tween the masking an' out-pouring.

1857 J. Aiton Man. Domest. Econ. 259 Horses know nothing of the chemical properties of rain, spring, and river water, and they have not had experience in the masking of tea, but by an instinctive sagacity they always prefer soft water.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Maskin, a sufficient quantity of tea, coffee, camomile, etc., for an infusion.

1927 Scots Mag. July 242 Can ye gie me a maskin' o' tea, Mrs Paterson?

1975 W. McIlvanney Docherty ii. xvi. 213 Jenny made a masking of tea... They all had some.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

masking fat n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > mashing > vessel or tub for

mask-fat1263

mash-fat1305

mashing-fata1350

masking fatc1430

masking tub1457

mashing-tub1542

mash-tub1543

mash tun1576

mash-vat1580

mashing vat1740

c1430Masking fat [see sense 1].

1458 in J. T. Fowler Acts Church SS. Peter & Wilfrid, Ripon (1875) 75 (MED) ij..wortleddes..j..brewled, et j maskyngfatt.

1568Masking fat [see sense 1].

1659 A. Hay Diary (1901) 94 I payed him for the great masking fat 4 merks.

1847 J. P. Lawson Bk. Perth 205 A masking fat is a mashing vat, in the same way as a masking pat is the popular rural name of a tea-pot.

† masking lead n. Obsolete (see lead n.¹ 5a).

ΚΠ

1465 in J. Raine Charters Priory Finchale (1837) p. ccxcix Pandoxatorium..j maskyng leyd, j playngleyd, j bruleyd.

† masking-loom n. Obsolete (see loom n.¹ 2).

ΚΠ

1721 A. Ramsay Elegy Maggy Johnstoun xii The pith of broom That she stow'd in her masking-loom.

1790 J. Fisher Poems Var. Subj. 60 I did put in my masking loom, Amang the malt, aft locks o' broom.

† masking rudder n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1648 Inventory in J. Maidment Spottiswoode Misc. (1844) I. 372 Ther is in the brewhous..and ane maskine rudder.

† masking tub n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > mashing > vessel or tub for

mask-fat1263

mash-fat1305

mashing-fata1350

masking fatc1430

masking tub1457

mashing-tub1542

mash-tub1543

mash tun1576

mash-vat1580

mashing vat1740

1457Maskyn tub [see sense 1].

1629 Dumfries Test. I a. 180 Ane maskyne tubbe with the brewing vessell.

C2.

masking pot n. (also masking pat) Scottish a teapot.

ΚΠ

1787Maskin-pat [see sense 2].

1880 J. E. Watt Poet. Sketches 23 An' ae big gawkit gammereerie The stroup dang frae the maskin'-pat.

1956 Forfar Dispatch 15 Nov. in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Her grannie and mither wiz wint tae hod their mashkin-pats fin onybody cam tee door, so naebody wud see hoo extravagant they wir.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

maskingn.²

Brit.

/ˈmɑːskɪŋ/,

/ˈmaskɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmæskɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.⁴, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < mask v.⁴ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier masquing n.

†1. Probably: a substance used to deaden sounds. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > ear-plug

bombast1575

masking1579

ear-plug1842

stopple1961

1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 17^v Suche pillowes to their backes, that they take no hurte: Suche masking in their eares, I knowe not what.

a. The action or process of using a protective mask; the action of covering something (wholly or partially) by interposing or overlaying something else. Also with out, up.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [noun] > masking or vignetting

vignetting1842

masking1881

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > concealing > masking

masking1881

1881 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. 242 In the printing of the picture..by a judicious masking of parts he can cause pictures which would be inartistic to become merely inoffensive.

1933 Newnes Mod. Motor Repair III. 980/1 Any upholstery will require masking..if the whole car is going to be sprayed.

1956 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 35 334 If part of the work is coated with an insulating varnish, electrolytic etching will take place only on the uncoated surfaces. This technique [is] often called ‘masking’.

1971 New Scientist 8 July 77/2 With the very high-precision masking now used in MOS techniques the space between metallised paths can be 0.0003 in or less.

1972 L. Lamb Pict. Frame i. 16 Adhesive tape was used for temporary masking-out so that a colour could be given a straight, hard-edge.

1990 Aircraft Illustr. Nov. 572/3 A major task was the masking-up and respraying of the aircraft in desert camouflage.

b. The action of one stimulus in diminishing the sensitivity of a subject to another. Cf. mask v.⁴ 2f.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > [noun] > impeding stimulus

masking1923

1923 Physical Rev. 21 706 For tones introduced into the same ear, except when the frequencies are so close as to produce beats, the masking is greatest for tones nearly alike.

1949 C. P. McCord & W. N. Witheridge Odors xvii. 186 Masking is an effect produced at the point of sense perception in the respiratory passages together with the final interpretation in the brain.

1967 Science 15 Sept. 1335/3 Visual backward masking consists in the retroactive interference with the perception of one visual stimulus, the target, by another visual stimulus, the mask, closely following the target in time.

1986 N. S. Jayant in T. C. Bartee Digital Communications viii. 324 A strong formant or resonance in the speech spectrum tends to mask the noise in its frequency locality as long as the noise level is below a masking threshold.

c. Chemistry. The effect whereby an ion or molecular group is prevented from taking part in a particular reaction, esp. an analytical test, by being in a bound or complexed form.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > processes or substances affecting reactions > masking

masking1936

1936 F. Feigl in Industr. & Engin. Chem. (Analyt. ed.) 15 Nov. 409/1 The masking of certain reactions of mercury, copper, nickel, and cobalt by cyanide and thiocyanate has been known for a long time.

1963 P. W. West in E. W. Berg Physical & Chem. Methods of Separation xviii. 343 The term masking was introduced many years ago by Prof. Fritz Feigl, who utilized this technique in making specific or highly selective spot tests when the available reagents were general.

1971 Nature 19 Mar. 194/1 Generally speaking ‘masking’ has come to mean the prevention of the normal reaction of an ion upon addition of a reagent with which it reacts.

3. The action of concealing or disguising the nature of something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > act of disguising

misguising1581

disguisement1583

disguising1587

vizarding1609

disguisea1616

disguisal1834

maskinga1933

cover-up1958

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xi. 202 The long-legged spider crabs..often plant seaweeds, sponges, and zoöphytes on their carapace and limbs, so that their real nature is disguised... This kind of association is called masking.

1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 638/2 In contrast to the masking of physical illness through the dominance of his delusions, this delusional process may be directed to the body.

1991 T. Kaufmann & P. Lincoln High Risk Lives 207 Connected with this has been a false glamorisation of AIDS work, and a masking of fear with macho posturing.

Compounds

masking agent n. a chemical compound which conceals the presence of a substance within the body; (Sport) a drug taken to mask the presence of a banned substance in urine, etc.

ΚΠ

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Jan. d5/2 The Maryland commission announces a massive investigation into veteriniarans'..use of Lasix as a possible masking agent for prohibited drugs.

1999 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 Nov. 44 A German newspaper claims Johnson was discovered to have traces of a masking agent in a urine sample.

masking board n. Photography the baseboard of an enlarger, on which the masking frame is placed.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > processing and printing equipment > [noun] > masking-frame or board

masking frame1940

masking board1958

1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. 319 The paper is removed from the masking board, and the next negative lined up in position.

1972 G. L. Wakefield Exposure Control in Enlarging viii. 110 As a good masking board for the enlarger easel is expensive..it is worth making one.

masking drug n. = masking agent n.

ΚΠ

1987 Listener 24 Sept. 5/1 The latest phenomenon is masking drugs. Athletes hope that these will conceal traces of steroids in their urine.

1999 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant (Nexis) 10 Feb. f1 Athletes and their trainers have found ways to outwit tests through the use of masking drugs.

masking fluid n. Painting a latex-based fluid used in watercolour painting to keep certain areas free of paint (cf. masking tape n.).

ΚΠ

1970 J. C. Pellew Painting in Watercolor iv. 61 My pet peeve is the use of rubber cement or some liquid masking fluid to stop out areas where white paper is to be ‘saved’.

1990 Artist's & Illustrator's Mag. May 18 (caption) I begin by using masking fluid and blocking out the shape of the boat as well as the linear reflections in the water's foreground.

masking frame n. Photography a device which holds the printing paper on the baseboard of an enlarger, and produces a white, unexposed border around the final print.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > processing and printing equipment > [noun] > masking-frame or board

masking frame1940

masking board1958

1940 F. J. Mortimer Wall's Dict. Photogr. (ed. 15) 441 Masking frame, an accessory used with vertical enlargers to hold the paper flat and provide a white border.

1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. 318 The sheet of bromide paper is then placed in the masking frame.

1991 Pract. Photogr. Jan. 61/2 Paper is placed in the masking frame, adjusted to size to give an equal border on four sides, and placed on the enlarger baseboard.

masking tape n. adhesive tape used to protect surfaces from paint, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > colouring > painting > [noun] > product of painting > relating to application of

paintbrush?1762

paint roller1935

masking tape1936

1936 D. J. Brimm & H. E. Boggess Airplane & Engine Maintenance 282 After the numbers or letters have been outlined by pencil, they should be blocked in with masking tape.

1962 Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 138/1 Marks had been left by masking tape on the right rear body panel.

1992 Mech. Products & Tools July 1291/1 Creped paper self-adhesive masking tape suitable for use with synthetic enamels, cellulose and acrylic paints.

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† maskingadj.¹

Forms: see mask v.¹ and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < mask v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare maskering adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Bewildering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective]

maskinga1387

maskeringc1400

mazingc1449

mazefula1586

perplexing1585

distraughtful1594

confounding1595

confusive1611

perplexful1618

distracting1632

distractive1633

perplexivea1637

obstupefying1660

perplexitivea1665

posing1666

distractious1667

nonplussing1670

umbraging1683

gravelling1686

embarrassing1691

wildering1742

distractful1746

staggering1769

baffling1783

bewildering1792

head-scratching1827

mystifyingc1827

mystificatory1830

riddlesome1843

confusing1846

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 219 Man..fel out of hiȝe in to lowh, out of liȝt in to derknesse and slym, out of his owne londe and contray in to outlawynge, out of hous in to maskynge and wayles contray and lond [L. de domo ad devium].

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maskingadj.²

Brit.

/ˈmɑːskɪŋ/,

/ˈmaskɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmæskɪŋ/

Forms: see mask v.⁴ and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.⁴, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < mask v.⁴ + -ing suffix²; with early uses compare also masque v.

That masks (in various senses of mask v.⁴). Also (in early use): †masquerading (obsolete); †hypocritical (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [adjective]

whiteda1225

hypocritec1380

papelarda1500

dissimuling?1518

dissembling1526

Pharisaical1527

hypocritish1531

masking1538

hypocritic1540

hypocritely1541

hypocritical1553

mimic1591

transom-eyed1601

tonguey1612

sanctimoniousa1616

Pharisaica1618

crocodilian1632

hypocrital1658

canting1663

double-minded1727

Tartufish1768

dissimulating1794

dissimulative1802

sawneying1808

sham-Abra(ha)m1828

Tartuffian1872

Pecksniffian1874

mawwormish1883

Chadbandian1908

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > mime > masque > [adjective] > used in or intended for

masquing1532

masking1538

masquine1653

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective]

concealing1421

hiding1483

veiling?1591

palliative1611

shrouding1623

muffling1638

maskinga1652

screening?a1656

wimpling1747

secretive1830

secludinga1851

hideaway1876

society > armed hostility > military operations > [adjective] > hindering from attack

masking1900

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Suffibulum, was an attyre, whiche the nunnes of Vesta dydde weare on theyr heedes,..wherwith they mocke ladyes..and thereby onely doo gette the name to be callydde Maskynge ladyes.

1548 G. Bancrafte tr. Answere Preachers at Basile Made sig. E3 These Maskinge Masse priestes, in their often offeringe of Christe denye that we are Justified by fayth only.

1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 74^v The maskyng Munke a golden crosse doeth beare.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1143/1 She should both to Christ shew hir selfe a false christian, and vnto hir prince a masking subiect.

1595 Pleasant Quippes for Vpstart Gentle-women sig. A4^v Our masking Dames can sport you knowe, Sometime by night, sometime by day.

a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) vi. vi. 220 That which was acted upon it..every one will grant to have been a Masking or Imaginarie business.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iv. 49 Sir William draps his masking Beard.

1863 W. Thornbury True as Steel II. 133 No one ever confesses that he has committed an injury; he calls it retaliation, or justice, or conceals it by some masking name.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 2 May 5/2 The masking force will have to be a strong one.

1923 Physical Rev. 21 706 When the masking tone is loud it masks tones of higher frequency better than those of frequency lower than itself.

1969 T. C. Thorstensen Pract. Leather Technol. viii. 115 In the study of masking agents it was established very early in chrome tanning research that the anions could be listed in order of increasing affinity for the chromium tanning complex.

1970 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. 82 37 An exhaust fan provided masking noise.

1990 A. S. Byatt Possession ix. 152 Her hair..was caught back under a masking veil.

1992 Athletics Today 12 Aug. (Suppl.) 30/3 Masking agents can hide the use of certain drugs.

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† maskingadj.³

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < mask v.² + -ing suffix².

Obsolete.

That trammels or ensnares something. Esp. in masking net.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective]

insidious1545

trapping1548

masking1567

snaringa1586

entrapping1588

sirenian1600

catching1603

set1603

snarefula1618

insidiary1625

entanglinga1627

ensnaring1630

implicatory1642

trepanning1670

webby1768

spidery1825

catchy1874

trappy1882

tanglefoot1893

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 92 As I my masking Toyles did spred, To ouerthrow the horned Stags.

1578 T. Timme tr. J. Calvin Comm. Gen. 170 When we are so carried away with the maskingnettes of beauty, that [etc.].

1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 287 You are almost quite ferreted foorth from all your starting holes, and are now brought in a manner before the very mouth of that masking net, which will so entangle your toong, as [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

n.¹c1430

n.²1579

adj.¹a1387

adj.²1538

adj.³1567

单词	masking
释义	maskingn.¹ Brit. /ˈmɑːskɪŋ/, /ˈmaskɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæskɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈmaskɪŋ/, /ˈmaskɪn/ Forms: see mask v.³ and -ing suffix¹; also 1900s– mashkin. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.³, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < mask v.³ + -ing suffix¹. Chiefly Scottish. 1. = mashing n.¹ 1. Also: the quantity of malt mashed at one time.In early use chiefly in compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > mashing mashinga1350 maskingc1430 c1430 Chalmerlan Ayr in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1844) I. 337/1 Ea est causa quod cum coquitur in lie masking fat non currit. 1457 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 119 A maskyn tub with the laf that langis it. 1568 D. Lindsay Answer Kingis Flyting 53 in Wks. (1931) I. 103 Remember how besyde the masking fat Ȝe caist ane quene overthort ane stinking troch. 1647 in E. Henderson Kirk-session Rec. Dumfermline (1865) 23 If Christiane Law brewster shall be convict..in masking drink anie tyme that day..that she stand at the tron. 1654 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Stirling (1887) I. 211 They sall pay for ilk maskene lost in thair default fourtie shilling. 1677 in E. Henderson Ann. Dunfermline (1879) 347 For masking on the sabbath. 1797 Encycl. Brit. III. 544/1 [article Brewing] This part of the operation is called masking. 1873 P. Buchan Guidman o' Inglismill in Legends of North 30 But there's the kirn to ca', chessels to fill, An' steep a maskin' for the New Year's Yill. 2. The action or process of infusing tea; an infusion of tea; a sufficient quantity of tea, etc., for an infusion. ΚΠ 1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 311 Then up they gat the maskin-pat. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage to Land of Burns 133 As they had the bit blink on their han' a'tween the masking an' out-pouring. 1857 J. Aiton Man. Domest. Econ. 259 Horses know nothing of the chemical properties of rain, spring, and river water, and they have not had experience in the masking of tea, but by an instinctive sagacity they always prefer soft water. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Maskin, a sufficient quantity of tea, coffee, camomile, etc., for an infusion. 1927 Scots Mag. July 242 Can ye gie me a maskin' o' tea, Mrs Paterson? 1975 W. McIlvanney Docherty ii. xvi. 213 Jenny made a masking of tea... They all had some. Compounds C1. General attributive. masking fat n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > mashing > vessel or tub for mask-fat1263 mash-fat1305 mashing-fata1350 masking fatc1430 masking tub1457 mashing-tub1542 mash-tub1543 mash tun1576 mash-vat1580 mashing vat1740 c1430Masking fat [see sense 1]. 1458 in J. T. Fowler Acts Church SS. Peter & Wilfrid, Ripon (1875) 75 (MED) ij..wortleddes..j..brewled, et j maskyngfatt. 1568Masking fat [see sense 1]. 1659 A. Hay Diary (1901) 94 I payed him for the great masking fat 4 merks. 1847 J. P. Lawson Bk. Perth 205 A masking fat is a mashing vat, in the same way as a masking pat is the popular rural name of a tea-pot. † masking lead n. Obsolete (see lead n.¹ 5a). ΚΠ 1465 in J. Raine Charters Priory Finchale (1837) p. ccxcix Pandoxatorium..j maskyng leyd, j playngleyd, j bruleyd. † masking-loom n. Obsolete (see loom n.¹ 2). ΚΠ 1721 A. Ramsay Elegy Maggy Johnstoun xii The pith of broom That she stow'd in her masking-loom. 1790 J. Fisher Poems Var. Subj. 60 I did put in my masking loom, Amang the malt, aft locks o' broom. † masking rudder n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1648 Inventory in J. Maidment Spottiswoode Misc. (1844) I. 372 Ther is in the brewhous..and ane maskine rudder. † masking tub n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > mashing > vessel or tub for mask-fat1263 mash-fat1305 mashing-fata1350 masking fatc1430 masking tub1457 mashing-tub1542 mash-tub1543 mash tun1576 mash-vat1580 mashing vat1740 1457Maskyn tub [see sense 1]. 1629 Dumfries Test. I a. 180 Ane maskyne tubbe with the brewing vessell. C2. masking pot n. (also masking pat) Scottish a teapot. ΚΠ 1787Maskin-pat [see sense 2]. 1880 J. E. Watt Poet. Sketches 23 An' ae big gawkit gammereerie The stroup dang frae the maskin'-pat. 1956 Forfar Dispatch 15 Nov. in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Her grannie and mither wiz wint tae hod their mashkin-pats fin onybody cam tee door, so naebody wud see hoo extravagant they wir. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). maskingn.² Brit. /ˈmɑːskɪŋ/, /ˈmaskɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæskɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.⁴, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < mask v.⁴ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier masquing n. †1. Probably: a substance used to deaden sounds. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > ear-plug bombast1575 masking1579 ear-plug1842 stopple1961 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 17^v Suche pillowes to their backes, that they take no hurte: Suche masking in their eares, I knowe not what. 2. a. The action or process of using a protective mask; the action of covering something (wholly or partially) by interposing or overlaying something else. Also with out, up. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [noun] > masking or vignetting vignetting1842 masking1881 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > concealing > masking masking1881 1881 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. 242 In the printing of the picture..by a judicious masking of parts he can cause pictures which would be inartistic to become merely inoffensive. 1933 Newnes Mod. Motor Repair III. 980/1 Any upholstery will require masking..if the whole car is going to be sprayed. 1956 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 35 334 If part of the work is coated with an insulating varnish, electrolytic etching will take place only on the uncoated surfaces. This technique [is] often called ‘masking’. 1971 New Scientist 8 July 77/2 With the very high-precision masking now used in MOS techniques the space between metallised paths can be 0.0003 in or less. 1972 L. Lamb Pict. Frame i. 16 Adhesive tape was used for temporary masking-out so that a colour could be given a straight, hard-edge. 1990 Aircraft Illustr. Nov. 572/3 A major task was the masking-up and respraying of the aircraft in desert camouflage. b. The action of one stimulus in diminishing the sensitivity of a subject to another. Cf. mask v.⁴ 2f. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > [noun] > impeding stimulus masking1923 1923 Physical Rev. 21 706 For tones introduced into the same ear, except when the frequencies are so close as to produce beats, the masking is greatest for tones nearly alike. 1949 C. P. McCord & W. N. Witheridge Odors xvii. 186 Masking is an effect produced at the point of sense perception in the respiratory passages together with the final interpretation in the brain. 1967 Science 15 Sept. 1335/3 Visual backward masking consists in the retroactive interference with the perception of one visual stimulus, the target, by another visual stimulus, the mask, closely following the target in time. 1986 N. S. Jayant in T. C. Bartee Digital Communications viii. 324 A strong formant or resonance in the speech spectrum tends to mask the noise in its frequency locality as long as the noise level is below a masking threshold. c. Chemistry. The effect whereby an ion or molecular group is prevented from taking part in a particular reaction, esp. an analytical test, by being in a bound or complexed form. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > processes or substances affecting reactions > masking masking1936 1936 F. Feigl in Industr. & Engin. Chem. (Analyt. ed.) 15 Nov. 409/1 The masking of certain reactions of mercury, copper, nickel, and cobalt by cyanide and thiocyanate has been known for a long time. 1963 P. W. West in E. W. Berg Physical & Chem. Methods of Separation xviii. 343 The term masking was introduced many years ago by Prof. Fritz Feigl, who utilized this technique in making specific or highly selective spot tests when the available reagents were general. 1971 Nature 19 Mar. 194/1 Generally speaking ‘masking’ has come to mean the prevention of the normal reaction of an ion upon addition of a reagent with which it reacts. 3. The action of concealing or disguising the nature of something. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > act of disguising misguising1581 disguisement1583 disguising1587 vizarding1609 disguisea1616 disguisal1834 maskinga1933 cover-up1958 a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xi. 202 The long-legged spider crabs..often plant seaweeds, sponges, and zoöphytes on their carapace and limbs, so that their real nature is disguised... This kind of association is called masking. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 638/2 In contrast to the masking of physical illness through the dominance of his delusions, this delusional process may be directed to the body. 1991 T. Kaufmann & P. Lincoln High Risk Lives 207 Connected with this has been a false glamorisation of AIDS work, and a masking of fear with macho posturing. Compounds masking agent n. a chemical compound which conceals the presence of a substance within the body; (Sport) a drug taken to mask the presence of a banned substance in urine, etc. ΚΠ 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Jan. d5/2 The Maryland commission announces a massive investigation into veteriniarans'..use of Lasix as a possible masking agent for prohibited drugs. 1999 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 Nov. 44 A German newspaper claims Johnson was discovered to have traces of a masking agent in a urine sample. masking board n. Photography the baseboard of an enlarger, on which the masking frame is placed. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > processing and printing equipment > [noun] > masking-frame or board masking frame1940 masking board1958 1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. 319 The paper is removed from the masking board, and the next negative lined up in position. 1972 G. L. Wakefield Exposure Control in Enlarging viii. 110 As a good masking board for the enlarger easel is expensive..it is worth making one. masking drug n. = masking agent n. ΚΠ 1987 Listener 24 Sept. 5/1 The latest phenomenon is masking drugs. Athletes hope that these will conceal traces of steroids in their urine. 1999 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant (Nexis) 10 Feb. f1 Athletes and their trainers have found ways to outwit tests through the use of masking drugs. masking fluid n. Painting a latex-based fluid used in watercolour painting to keep certain areas free of paint (cf. masking tape n.). ΚΠ 1970 J. C. Pellew Painting in Watercolor iv. 61 My pet peeve is the use of rubber cement or some liquid masking fluid to stop out areas where white paper is to be ‘saved’. 1990 Artist's & Illustrator's Mag. May 18 (caption) I begin by using masking fluid and blocking out the shape of the boat as well as the linear reflections in the water's foreground. masking frame n. Photography a device which holds the printing paper on the baseboard of an enlarger, and produces a white, unexposed border around the final print. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > processing and printing equipment > [noun] > masking-frame or board masking frame1940 masking board1958 1940 F. J. Mortimer Wall's Dict. Photogr. (ed. 15) 441 Masking frame, an accessory used with vertical enlargers to hold the paper flat and provide a white border. 1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. 318 The sheet of bromide paper is then placed in the masking frame. 1991 Pract. Photogr. Jan. 61/2 Paper is placed in the masking frame, adjusted to size to give an equal border on four sides, and placed on the enlarger baseboard. masking tape n. adhesive tape used to protect surfaces from paint, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > painting > [noun] > product of painting > relating to application of paintbrush?1762 paint roller1935 masking tape1936 1936 D. J. Brimm & H. E. Boggess Airplane & Engine Maintenance 282 After the numbers or letters have been outlined by pencil, they should be blocked in with masking tape. 1962 Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 138/1 Marks had been left by masking tape on the right rear body panel. 1992 Mech. Products & Tools July 1291/1 Creped paper self-adhesive masking tape suitable for use with synthetic enamels, cellulose and acrylic paints. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † maskingadj.¹ Forms: see mask v.¹ and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < mask v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare maskering adj. Obsolete. rare. Bewildering. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective] maskinga1387 maskeringc1400 mazingc1449 mazefula1586 perplexing1585 distraughtful1594 confounding1595 confusive1611 perplexful1618 distracting1632 distractive1633 perplexivea1637 obstupefying1660 perplexitivea1665 posing1666 distractious1667 nonplussing1670 umbraging1683 gravelling1686 embarrassing1691 wildering1742 distractful1746 staggering1769 baffling1783 bewildering1792 head-scratching1827 mystifyingc1827 mystificatory1830 riddlesome1843 confusing1846 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 219 Man..fel out of hiȝe in to lowh, out of liȝt in to derknesse and slym, out of his owne londe and contray in to outlawynge, out of hous in to maskynge and wayles contray and lond [L. de domo ad devium]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2021). maskingadj.² Brit. /ˈmɑːskɪŋ/, /ˈmaskɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæskɪŋ/ Forms: see mask v.⁴ and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.⁴, -ing suffix². Etymology: < mask v.⁴ + -ing suffix²; with early uses compare also masque v. That masks (in various senses of mask v.⁴). Also (in early use): †masquerading (obsolete); †hypocritical (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [adjective] whiteda1225 hypocritec1380 papelarda1500 dissimuling?1518 dissembling1526 Pharisaical1527 hypocritish1531 masking1538 hypocritic1540 hypocritely1541 hypocritical1553 mimic1591 transom-eyed1601 tonguey1612 sanctimoniousa1616 Pharisaica1618 crocodilian1632 hypocrital1658 canting1663 double-minded1727 Tartufish1768 dissimulating1794 dissimulative1802 sawneying1808 sham-Abra(ha)m1828 Tartuffian1872 Pecksniffian1874 mawwormish1883 Chadbandian1908 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > mime > masque > [adjective] > used in or intended for masquing1532 masking1538 masquine1653 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] concealing1421 hiding1483 veiling?1591 palliative1611 shrouding1623 muffling1638 maskinga1652 screening?a1656 wimpling1747 secretive1830 secludinga1851 hideaway1876 society > armed hostility > military operations > [adjective] > hindering from attack masking1900 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Suffibulum, was an attyre, whiche the nunnes of Vesta dydde weare on theyr heedes,..wherwith they mocke ladyes..and thereby onely doo gette the name to be callydde Maskynge ladyes. 1548 G. Bancrafte tr. Answere Preachers at Basile Made sig. E3 These Maskinge Masse priestes, in their often offeringe of Christe denye that we are Justified by fayth only. 1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 74^v The maskyng Munke a golden crosse doeth beare. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1143/1 She should both to Christ shew hir selfe a false christian, and vnto hir prince a masking subiect. 1595 Pleasant Quippes for Vpstart Gentle-women sig. A4^v Our masking Dames can sport you knowe, Sometime by night, sometime by day. a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) vi. vi. 220 That which was acted upon it..every one will grant to have been a Masking or Imaginarie business. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iv. 49 Sir William draps his masking Beard. 1863 W. Thornbury True as Steel II. 133 No one ever confesses that he has committed an injury; he calls it retaliation, or justice, or conceals it by some masking name. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 2 May 5/2 The masking force will have to be a strong one. 1923 Physical Rev. 21 706 When the masking tone is loud it masks tones of higher frequency better than those of frequency lower than itself. 1969 T. C. Thorstensen Pract. Leather Technol. viii. 115 In the study of masking agents it was established very early in chrome tanning research that the anions could be listed in order of increasing affinity for the chromium tanning complex. 1970 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. 82 37 An exhaust fan provided masking noise. 1990 A. S. Byatt Possession ix. 152 Her hair..was caught back under a masking veil. 1992 Athletics Today 12 Aug. (Suppl.) 30/3 Masking agents can hide the use of certain drugs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † maskingadj.³ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mask v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < mask v.² + -ing suffix². Obsolete. That trammels or ensnares something. Esp. in masking net. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective] insidious1545 trapping1548 masking1567 snaringa1586 entrapping1588 sirenian1600 catching1603 set1603 snarefula1618 insidiary1625 entanglinga1627 ensnaring1630 implicatory1642 trepanning1670 webby1768 spidery1825 catchy1874 trappy1882 tanglefoot1893 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 92 As I my masking Toyles did spred, To ouerthrow the horned Stags. 1578 T. Timme tr. J. Calvin Comm. Gen. 170 When we are so carried away with the maskingnettes of beauty, that [etc.]. 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 287 You are almost quite ferreted foorth from all your starting holes, and are now brought in a manner before the very mouth of that masking net, which will so entangle your toong, as [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹c1430n.²1579adj.¹a1387adj.²1538adj.³1567
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