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noun
A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Words and music written for a masque.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A masquerade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Obsolete spelling of mask.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
A facial mask.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Archaic spelling of mask.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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noun
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: masquerade, masquerade party, mask
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Broader terms: party
Narrower terms: masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball
History
Unadapted borrowing from French masque. Doublet of mask and mesh.
Across languages
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