Masque

Quick meaning: Masque is a noun meaning Words and music written for a masque.

Meaning

Words and music written for a masque.

More Meanings

1. A masquerade.
2. A facial mask.
3. Obsolete spelling of mask.
4. Archaic spelling of mask.
5. (historical, 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.

Example Sentences

mud masque; clay masque

It is even masqued by that sort of good-humoured air that at heart he resents his impressment.

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.

"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.

Word Forms

• masques
• masquing
• masqued

Synonyms for masque

Depending on context, synonyms include masquerade, mask.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include masquerade, mask, bal, maskery, masquing, antimasque.

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