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antimasque

[ an-ti-mask ]

noun

  1. a comic or grotesque performance, as a dance, presented before or between the acts of a masque.


antimasque

/ ˈæntɪˌmɑːsk /

noun

  1. a comic or grotesque dance, presented between the acts of a masque
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • an·ti·mas·quer an·ti·mask·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antimasque1

First recorded in 1600–10; anti- + masque; replacing antemask; ante-, mask
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Example Sentences

Antimask, Antimasque, an′ti-mask, n. a ridiculous interlude dividing the parts of the more serious mask.

The Tempest masque, however, is of the simpler type, without antimasque.

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