masque
/mæsk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
noun
A masquerade.
noun
A facial mask.
Example Sentences
- ""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."
- "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."
- "The game of pretence is enhanced by dressing-up, and it is natural for a child to copy some grown-up hero. The game was also played by all those people who have attended masques and fancy-dress parties and by Marie-Antoinette when she played at being a milkmaid, it is only the fashion which had altered."
- "mud masque; clay masque"
- "It is even masqued by that sort of good-humoured air that at heart he resents his impressment."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mæsk/
- British English: /mɑːsk/