Associations to the word «Masque»

Wiktionary

MASQUE, noun. (archaic) (in 16th-17th Century England & Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
MASQUE, noun. (archaic) Words and music written for a masque.
MASQUE, noun. (archaic) A masquerade.
MASQUE, noun. Archaic form of mask.
MASQUE, noun. A facial mask.
MASQUE, verb. Archaic form of mask.

Dictionary definition

MASQUE, noun. A party of guests wearing costumes and masks.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope