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mask or eye mask?
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apayala
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mask or eye mask?
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Hi, what would you call in English the mask that only covers the eyes, mask or eye mask? Thanks and regards, Ana |
13 Jan 2018
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spinney
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If you are talking about the kind of mask for sleeping it �s called a sleeping/eye mask. If it �s to keep somebody from seeing where they are, it �s a blindfold. I hope that helps. |
13 Jan 2018
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apayala
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Thanks a lot, Spinney! I�m thinking about Carnival, the half mask you use to cover only your eyes, so it is a blindfold then, or do I have to add the word "mask" after it? In Spanish we call this "antifaz". Thanks again, Ana
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13 Jan 2018
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kohai
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If you mean the mask for a party/carnival like this one, it is called �eye mask� or simply �mask� (if I�m not mistaken). A blindfold makes a person �blind� - it covers someone�s eyes fully:
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13 Jan 2018
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apayala
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oh! I see! I am talking about an "eye mask" then. Thanks a lot and have a good weekend! |
13 Jan 2018
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spinney
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Kohai to the rescue! Have a good weekend, folks! |
13 Jan 2018
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apayala
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Thank you, Spinney! The same to you and thanks for your help! |
13 Jan 2018
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cunliffe
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I agree, and not many people will know this, so just fyi, but there is also the term �domino �, with the stress on the penultimate syllable, not the first, (which is a game (dominoes)). I know this because I go to a pub called �The Pink Domino � with a picture of a lady with a beautiful domino mask.
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13 Jan 2018
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apayala
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Interesting! Thanks a lot, Cunliffe! And those masks are really nice, in deed! |
13 Jan 2018
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FrauSue
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I would call the carnival mask in your picture simply a �mask � as �eye mask � to me suggests a mask for sleeping. You can also use �Venetian mask � for elaborate masks which cover the eyes and sometimes have a kind of beak to them. |
14 Jan 2018
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