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war-masks

war-masks is the plural of war-mask.

Meaning of war-mask

Noun

war-mask (plural war-masks)

  1. A mask, visor, or the like, worn on the head into battle.
    • He that heedeth the path of the spear in the battle
      Ran away from the fight, and he wept as he wended;
      Unto him as he ran there, that warder of war-mask,
      Nowise good was the hope of his getting him peace.1892, William Morris and Eiríkr Magnússon, The Saga Library: The story of the Ere-dwellers (Eyrbyggja Saga), London: Bernard Quaritch, page 41

Questions about war-masks

What is war-masks the plural of?
War-masks is the plural of war-mask.

Words near war-masks in the dictionary

  1. war-horse
  2. war-horses
  3. war-king
  4. war-kings
  5. war-mask
  6. war-masks
  7. war-monger
  8. war-mongers
  9. war-paint
  10. war-paints
  11. war-ravaged

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