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masque

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. masque (noun)
  2. mask (noun)
  3. antic masque (noun)
  4. bal masqué (noun)

masque

noun \ˈmask\

Definition of MASQUE

1
: masquerade
2
: a short allegorical dramatic entertainment of the 16th and 17th centuries performed by masked actors
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Variants of MASQUE

masque also mask \ˈmask\

Origin of MASQUE

Middle French masque — more at mask
First Known Use: 1526

Other Performing Arts Terms

diva, dramaturgy, loge, prestidigitation, proscenium, supernumerary, zany

Rhymes with MASQUE

ask, bask, Basque, cask, casque, flask, mask, Pasch, Rask, task

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