fencing mask
- noun
:
máscara de esgrima
- She adjusted her fencing mask carefully before stepping onto the piste.
Examples
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I still have a photograph of Tante Grete in her fencing costume, one hand on her hip, the fencing mask under her arm, the other hand holding the foil, ready to pierce my heart.
Fiction book (1990) -
And we're wearing fencing masks.
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They wore unbleached white canvas or linen suits, like professional fencers, and also wore fencing masks.
Fiction book (1998) -
Fencers must wear a fencing mask to protect their faces during competitions.
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The coach reminded everyone to put on their fencing masks before practicing.
Synonyms
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1.0
A covering worn on the face to hide, protect, or decorate it
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1.8
A protective covering worn over the face in sports to prevent injury
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3.9
A set of metal bars attached to the front of a football helmet that protects the player's face
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3.4
A mask a baseball catcher wears to protect the face from being hurt
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4.0
A face cover that protects your eyes and face from sparks, bright light and heat during welding
A protective face covering made of wire mesh worn by someone who fences to stop sword hits
A strong wire mask a baseball catcher wears to protect the face
A protective face guard made of metal bars used by the catcher in baseball or softball
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Morphology
The meaning 'a protective face covering worn by fencers' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'fencing' (the sport/use) with 'mask' (a face covering). This noun+noun composition follows common naming patterns for sports equipment and is cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term fencing mask comes from the sport of fencing, where people wear a strong mask of fine metal mesh to protect their face from an opponent's sword, so it means 'a protective face covering'.