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masque

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masque also mask  (msk)
n.
1. A dramatic entertainment, usually performed by masked players representing mythological or allegorical figures, that was popular in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
2. A dramatic verse composition written for such an entertainment.
3. See masquerade.
[French; see mask.]
masque, mask [mɑːsk]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a dramatic entertainment of the 16th to 17th centuries in England, consisting of pantomime, dancing, dialogue, and song, often performed at court
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the words and music written for a masque
3. (Clothing & Fashion) short for masquerade
[variant of mask]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.masquemasque - a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
masquerade, masquerade party, mask
fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball - a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks
party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
Translations
masque [mɑːsk] N → mascarada f
masque
n → Maskenspiel nt


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Lermontoff's Bal Masque is based on that idea--a stupid and unnatural one, in my opinion; but he was hardly more than a child when he wrote it.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
She had been led through the best galleries, had been taken to the chief points of view, had been shown the grandest ruins and the most glorious churches, and she had ended by oftenest choosing to drive out to the Campagna where she could feel alone with the earth and sky, away-from the oppressive masquerade of ages, in which her own life too seemed to become a masque with enigmatical costumes.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
I smiled as I unfolded it, and devised how I would tease you about your aristocratic tastes, and your efforts to masque your plebeian bride in the attributes of a peeress.
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