facial cover

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A piece of material worn over the face, especially to protect or hide it.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say a facial cover, two facial covers. It is usually written as two words.

   Patterns

   • wear a facial cover
   • a facial cover over something

   She wore a light facial cover to protect her skin from the sun.

   The clinic asked visitors to put on a facial cover before entering.

   He pulled a facial cover over his mouth and nose in the dusty room.

2. 2nouncountable

   A loose cloth or mask that covers the nose and mouth, worn to reduce the spread of germs.

   Grammar: Countable and often used in the plural when talking about supplies: facial covers.

   Patterns

   • a facial cover for someone
   • provide facial covers

   The airline handed out facial covers to all passengers.

   Staff must wear a facial cover when they are near patients.

   She keeps a few facial covers in her bag for crowded places.

Word forms

Common combinations

wear a facial cover

You should wear a facial cover in the hospital.

a facial cover over the mouth

He adjusted the facial cover over his mouth.

provide facial covers

The school provided facial covers for the teachers.

disposable facial cover

Disposable facial covers were left in a box by the door.

Synonyms and how they differ

face mask

Face mask is the more common everyday term, especially for medical or protective masks.

face covering

Face covering is very close in meaning but is usually a fixed phrase used in official advice.

veil

A veil is a cloth worn mainly by women to cover the face or head, often for religious or ceremonial reasons.

Word family

facial adjective

relating to the face

cover verb

to put something over something else

Commonly confused: facial cover or face covering?

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