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face masks

face masks is the plural of face mask.

Meaning of face mask

Noun

face mask (plural face masks)

  1. A diving mask.
  2. A surgical mask.
    • But it wasn’t the sterile walls of the hospital I expected: no stirrups, no beeping monitors, no scrubbed nurses in face masks.1998, Shannon Friesen, “Afterbirth”, in Like Minds, Fredericton, N.B.: Broken Jaw Press, →ISBN, page 67
  3. A mask made of common textiles worn over the mouth and nose, such as a bandana, handkerchief, or scarf.
  4. A dust mask.
  5. A respirator.
  6. A facial mask (cosmetic application).

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Questions about face masks

What is face masks the plural of?
Face masks is the plural of face mask.

Words near face masks in the dictionary

  1. face like thunder
  2. face man
  3. face mask
  4. face mask penalties
  5. face mask penalty
  6. face masks
  7. face men
  8. face off
  9. face offs
  10. face out
  11. face pack

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