iron mask
/ʌɪən ˈmɑːsk/ /ʌɪən ˈmask/noun
1A mask made of iron, especially one worn for protection or as a punishment.
- Recorded earliest in the Man with the Iron Mask..
2 Figurative. Something, especially an outward appearance or expression, which hides a person's true identity or nature.
- Often with allusion to the Man in the Iron Mask..
Phrases
the Man in (also with) the Iron Mask
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Voltaire's Age of Lewis XIV. From iron + mask, after French masque de fer.
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