death mask en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Meanings
-
A plaster or similar cast of a person's face after death.
The cave, abandoned long ago by shepherds, is draped with weird symbols, death masks, amulets and gargoyles.
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| death masks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (32)
pt máscara mortuária (a plaster or similar cast) · fa ماسک مرگ (a plaster or similar cast) · cs posmrtná maska (a plaster or similar cast) · fr masque funéraire (a plaster or similar cast) · nl dodenmasker (a plaster or similar cast) · ja 死面 (a plaster or similar cast) · be пасмяротная маска (a plaster or similar cast) · ca màscara mortuòria (a plaster or similar cast) · fi kuolinnaamio (a plaster or similar cast) · eu hil mozorro (a plaster or similar cast) · ru посме́ртная ма́ска (a plaster or similar cast) · sk posmrtna maska (a plaster or similar cast) · gv far-eddin vaaish (a plaster or similar cast) · no dødsmaske (a plaster or similar cast) · de Totenmaske (a plaster or similar cast) · is helgríma (a plaster or similar cast) · hy հետմահու դիմակ (a plaster or similar cast) · el νεκρική μάσκα (a plaster or similar cast) · uk посмертна маска (a plaster or similar cast) · hu halotti maszk (a plaster or similar cast) · ro mască mortuară (a plaster or similar cast) · it maschera mortuaria (a plaster or similar cast) · id topeng kematian (a plaster or similar cast) · fr masque mortuaire (a plaster or similar cast) · ja デスマスク (a plaster or similar cast) · ar قناع الموت (a plaster or similar cast) · eo mortmasko (a plaster or similar cast) · ko 데스마스크 (a plaster or similar cast) · sv dödsmask (a plaster or similar cast) · et surimask (a plaster or similar cast) · pl maska pośmiertna (a plaster or similar cast) · es máscara mortuoria (a plaster or similar cast)