指可以遮住全臉或臉孔一部分的覆蓋物，通常在眼部有開口，有些是口部也有開口。穿戴面具是為了隱藏或改變穿戴者身分，或為保護之用。自石器時代開始，全世界不管任何時期都有人使用具有特定文化意涵的面具，面具的外觀、功能和根本的意涵各有不同。面具常跟具有宗教和社會意義的儀式有關聯，亦或跟喪葬風俗、祈求豐收的儀式或治癒疾病有關。面具可用於慶典活動上，或在戲劇表演及神話事件重演中做為描繪人物的工具。另外在戰爭的時候也會使用面具，或是在特定運動中當作防護性裝備，也可用作建築的裝飾品。

面具(服飾)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
面罩(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
防護面具(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
假面具(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
怪狀人面裝飾(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
假面(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
護面具(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
頭罩(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
護面罩(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
mien chü (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
miàn jù (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
mian ju (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
masks(costume)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
mask(costume)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
maskers(kleding)　(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
masker(kleding)　(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
masques(costume)　(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,PN)
masque(costume)　(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
máscara(vestuario)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,SN)
careta(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............服飾 (層級名)
................服飾 (流行式樣)
....................<依功能區分之服飾>
........................面具 (服飾)

activity/event needing/using is....	化妝舞會
user(s) are....	假面劇演員

英文....	Refers to coverings for all or part of the face, usually with openings for the eyes and sometimes the mouth. They are worn to hide or alter the identity of the wearer or for protection. Masks as cultural objects have been used throughout the world in all periods since the Stone Age. Masks are extremely varied in appearance, function, and fundamental meaning. They may be associated with ceremonies that have religious and social significance or are concerned with funerary customs, fertility rites, or curing sickness. They may be used on festive occasions or to portray characters in a dramatic performance and in re-enactments of mythological events. They may be used for warfare and as protective devices in certain sports. They are also employed as architectural ornaments.
荷蘭語....	Bedekkingen voor het hele gezicht of gedeelten ervan, meestal met openingen voor de ogen en soms de mond; worden gedragen om de identiteit van de drager te verbergen of te veranderen of ter bescherming.
西班牙語....	Cobertura para todo o parte del rostro, generalmente con una abertura para los ojos y a veces para la boca; se utiliza para ocultar o alterar la identidad de quien la lleva o como protección.

面具(服飾)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1085
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 June 7, 2013
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 September 20, 2011
.................	牛津當代大辭典 1136
.................	朗文英漢雙解科技大辭典 1031
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 September 20, 2011
.................	大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9,183
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 May 8, 2015
.................	線上英漢字典 April 2, 2015
.................	遠流字典通 April 2, 2015
.................	Cambridge Dictionaries Online April 2, 2015
.................	Free Language Translations Online  April 2, 2015
面罩............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1085
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 June 7, 2013
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 June 7, 2013
.................	牛津當代大辭典 1136
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 April 2, 2015
.................	遠流字典通 April 2, 2015
.................	Cambridge Dictionaries Online April 2, 2015
防護面具............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 2, 2015
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 April 2, 2015
.................	YAHOO!奇摩字典 April 2, 2015
假面具............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	YAHOO!奇摩字典 April 2, 2015
.................	線上英漢字典 April 2, 2015
.................	遠流字典通 April 2, 2015
怪狀人面裝飾............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 May 8, 2015
.................	YAHOO!奇摩字典 April 2, 2015
.................	遠流字典通 April 2, 2015
假面............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 2, 2015
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 May 8, 2015
護面具............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 May 8, 2015
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 April 2, 2015
頭罩............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 April 2, 2015
護面罩............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 April 2, 2015
masks(costume)............	[VP]
.................	Livandi, Thesaurus of Clothing and Textile Terms, Personal Artifacts (1990) masks
.................	Cunnington et al., Dictionary of English Costume (1965) masks
.................	Cummings, Dictionary of Sports (1949) illustration; masks
.................	Fairholt, Costume in England (1968) Vol. 2; masks
.................	Waffen- und Kostüumkünde (1897-) illustration, Vol. 2, "Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume" - ICOM International Committee.; masks
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) masks
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1961) masks
.................	Picken, Fashion Dictionary (1957) illustration, 221; masks
.................	V&A personal artifacts terminology (1991) masks
.................	Ashelford, Visual History of Costume: 16th Century (1986) illustration, GLOS; masks
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) illustration; masks
.................	Worcester Art Museum Library, List of subject headings, unpub. (1976) masks
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) masks
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-) masks
.................	Candidate term Candidate term - Art on film - 5/89; masks
.................	AATA database (1995-) 125970 checked 26 January 2012
mask(costume)............	[VP]
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988) mask
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
maskers(kleding)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
masker(kleding)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
masques(costume)............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
masque(costume)............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
máscara(vestuario)............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) II:360
careta............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Alvarez et al., Diccionario de la decoración (1968) 142
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Kidwella and Steele, Men and Women (1989) 66; face masks
.................	Hickok, New Encyclopedia of Sports (1977) 265; face masks
.................	Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1987) masks, papier-mache
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) swim masks
.................	CHIN database
.................	AATA database (1995-) 125970 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

Getty AAT: 300138758 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300138758
聯合目錄： 面具 、面罩 、防護面具 、假面具 、怪狀人面裝飾 、假面 、護面具 、頭罩 、護面罩 、mien chü 、miàn jù 、mian ju 、masks 、mask 、maskers 、masker 、masques 、masque 、máscara 、careta