loo mask

noun

1. a half-mask worn during the 18th century for masquerades, etc Also calledloup

Word History and Origins

Origin of loo mask¹

C17 loo, from French loup, literally: wolf, from Latin lupus

Example Sentences

Leading the way to a lower room, he opened a drawer, and, producing a small loo mask, gave it her.

From Project Gutenberg

I can understand a man a going to any absurd extreme when he falls in love in proper Christian fashion, with a proper Christian face; but to go stark, staring mad, as you have done, my dear fellow, about a black loo mask, why—I consider that a little too much of a good thing!

From Project Gutenberg