face covering

English
"Please wear a face covering", outside a food store at Twickenham Green

Noun

face covering (plural face coverings)

  1. Anything used by a person to cover their face, the nose and mouth in particular, such as a face mask or scarf.
    • 2020 June 3, Christian Wolmar, “Unworkable policies cripple our beleaguered railway”, in Rail, page 51:
      And why has no one in the [rail] industry advocated for a universal requirement for face covering (even if it's just a scarf or old tea towel), [...].

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