Costume And Fashion Vocabulary

adjective describing a person or thing that is wearing a mask or has its true identity concealed

• The masked figure entered the ballroom unnoticed.
• I saw a masked person at the party last night.
• The masked dude was totally incognito.
• His smile masked the pain he was feeling inside.

noun meaningless ceremonies or rituals

• The play was criticized for its excessive mummery and lack of substance.
• I can't stand all the mummery in these school plays.
• Stop with the mummery and get to the point.
• His promises were just empty mummery, with no real intention of following through.