masque
or mask
a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
a dramatic composition for such entertainment.
a masquerade; masked ball; revel.
Origin of masque
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How to use masque in a sentence
In nearby San Francisco, moviegoers packed sold-out theaters “en masse and also en masque,” as the San Francisco Chronicle put it.
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Roger Corman: My Nine Most Memorable Films, From ‘The Trip’ to ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’ | Roger Corman | December 16, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTV.S. Naipaul's new book, The masque of Africa, has not been well received by critics.
No doubt this was due to the nature of the media in which he mainly worked, the masque and the 138 song-book.
The lovely "nocturne" of the evening plain had passed into a Vision or masque of Force that captured the mind.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry Ward
It is needless to add, that they were young ladies habited as peasants, and that there was a masque at the chateau.
He made his masque what it ought to be, essentially lyrical, and dramatic only in semblance.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII | John LordThis dance or “masque proper,” often elaborated into several measures, came near the end of the show.
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British Dictionary definitions for masque
mask
/ (mɑːsk) /
a dramatic entertainment of the 16th to 17th centuries in England, consisting of pantomime, dancing, dialogue, and song, often performed at court
the words and music written for a masque
short for masquerade
Origin of masque
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