English Dictionary

masque

/mæsk/

noun

(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.

She wore a beautiful masque to the ball.

意味（1）

(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.

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.

意味（2）

Words and music written for a masque.

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.

意味（3）

A masquerade.

意味（4）

Archaic form of mask.

意味（5）

A facial mask.

mud masque; clay masque