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masque

or mask

[ mask, mahsk ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a dramatic composition for such entertainment.
  3. a masquerade; masked ball; revel.


masque

/ mɑːsk /

noun

  1. a dramatic entertainment of the 16th to 17th centuries in England, consisting of pantomime, dancing, dialogue, and song, often performed at court
  2. the words and music written for a masque
  3. short for masquerade
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of masque1

From Middle French, dating back to 1505–15; mask
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Word History and Origins

Origin of masque1

C16: variant of mask
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Example Sentences

In nearby San Francisco, moviegoers packed sold-out theaters “en masse and also en masque,” as the San Francisco Chronicle put it.

From Time

Masque of the Red Death was the second-to-last Poe film I made.

V.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.

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.

This dance or “masque proper,” often elaborated into several measures, came near the end of the show.

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