MASQUE


Meaning of MASQUE in English

n.

Variant: also mask

Pronunciation: ' mask

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French masque ― more at MASK

Date: 1526

1 : MASQUERADE

2 : a short allegorical dramatic entertainment of the 16th and 17th centuries performed by masked actors

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