masque
IPA: mæsk
noun
- (historical, in 16th- and 17th-century England and Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
- Words and music written for a masque.
- A masquerade.
- A facial mask.
- Archaic form of mask. [A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.]
verb
- Archaic form of mask. [(transitive) To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.]
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Examples of "masque" in Sentences
- Mixed reactions to the final masque.
- A masque is given in the queen's honor.
- They rehearse the masque with Pursenet's Boy.
- The development of the court masque into opera etc.
- There are several temples and masque in the village.
- There are several temples and a masque in the village.
- The guests are entertained by a masque, followed by dancing.
- The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses and The Masque of Blackness
- The contrast is with peristyle, and further, of architecture with masque.
- Unusually, the masque was reprinted in a separate octavo edition in 1756.
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