antimask en · NOUN · etymology 1
Meanings
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(alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of antimasque.
alt of antimasque
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antimasks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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antimask en · ADJ · etymology 2
Etymology
From anti- + mask.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Opposing masks.
Hassler stated that the Board of Health was not going to be influenced by antimask activists. But making a law is one thing, and enforcing it is something else.
1976, Alfred W. Crosby, Epidemic and Peace, 1918, page 112:Some southern towns and cities made efforts to limit the activities of the Ku Klux Klan with the passage of antimask laws.
1999, Bruce Adelson, Brushing back Jim Crow, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anti-mask | alternative | lexicographic |