masking

cloaking covering screening suppressing veiling

going underground out of sight

in plain view obvious

cloak disguise mask veil

beard blind concealment cover deceit dissimulation faking front guise masquerade mimicry paint screen shade shroud smokescreen

coverup deceptive marking false appearance plain brown wrapper protective coloring red herring

complicity conspiracy evasion

burial camouflage concealment dissimulation front pretense whitewash

closeting disguising hush-up placing under wraps seal of secrecy smokescreen veil of secrecy

carnival circus cloak color costume cover cover-up deception dissimulation domino facade festivity front guise impersonation imposture mask mummery personation pose pretense put on revel screen show subterfuge veil

Mardi Gras costume ball masked ball

honesty openness reality truth

acting bluffing cheating concealment counterfeiting covering dissembling dissimulation pretense shamming simulation