iron mask
Rigid facial covering
An iron mask is a helmet or face covering made of iron, historically used as an instrument of torture or punishment, or to conceal a prisoner's identity.
The term evokes the legend of the Man in the Iron Mask, a mysterious prisoner in 17th-century France whose face was allegedly hidden behind such a device.
Figuratively, an iron mask suggests an impassive or unreadable expression: She wore an iron mask throughout the interrogation.
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- prison cellLocked room for inmates
- locked awayConfined in secure storage
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Facial covering around eyes
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