MASQUE

masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask

(noun) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

masque (plural masques)

(archaic, 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.

(archaic) Words and music written for a masque.

(archaic) A masquerade.

Archaic form of mask.

A facial mask.

Verb

masque (third-person singular simple present masques, present participle masquing, simple past and past participle masqued)

Archaic form of mask.

Anagrams

• squame

Source: Wiktionary

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Masque, n.

Definition: A mask; a masquerade.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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