Masque

Definitions

1. A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
   historical
2. Words and music written for a masque.
3. A masquerade.
4. Obsolete spelling of mask.
   alt-of, obsolete
5. A facial mask.

Equivalents

Examples

“"I think⟳," said Anne to Madame de Mercœur, "we must obtain⟳ your protégée's services for our intended masque; however, I shall leave⟳ that to you young people to settle⟳," turning to Louis as she spoke.”

“Over six sections – a prologue, a life-story, a dream-quest, a dirge, a masque and an epilogue – they meditate on their lives, their hopes, their losses, and on the human condition.”

“The game of pretence is enhanced by dressing-up, and it is natural for a child to copy⟳ some grown-up hero. The game was also played by all those people who have⟳ attended masques and fancy-dress parties and by Marie-Antoinette when she played at being a milkmaid, it is only the fashion which had altered.”

“mud masque; clay masque”

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