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| masque [ mask ] (plural masques) |
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1. performance: a dramatic entertainment similar to opera, popular in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, in which masked performers represented mythological or allegorical characters
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2. text of masque: the music and words written for a masque
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3. leisure
Same as masqueraden (sense 1)
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| [Early 16th century. < French (see mask)] |
