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Meanings of
masques
in English
Russian
маска
Portuguese
mascarada
Catalan
mascarada
Spanish
mascarada
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Courtly entertainment with music and dance.
masque
Related terms
entertainment
theatrical genre
Russian
маска
Portuguese
bloco masques
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Magic: The Gathering expansion block.
masques block
Portuguese
bloco masques
Usage of
masques
in English
1
These
masques
were repeated on the following evening, and afforded great entertainment.
2
Materials for dancing; as
masques
,
castanets, and a ladder of ten rounds.
3
Enough here for a hundred
masques
,
but nobody dares even mention these events.
4
Waggons were drawn along with
masques
upon ships and other structures.
5
We had no
masques
,
no mummer shows, no balls or fairs.
6
That year the opera ball was more brilliant and the
masques
finer than ever.
7
In July, there were graver matters than
masques
to discuss.
8
We have of Jonson two tragical attempts, and a number of comedies and
masques
.
9
The
masques
of Jonson would be regretted; a few lines of Tennyson would be missed.
10
Will Somers also figured in some of these
masques
.
11
In London, Christmas was celebrated with
masques
and mummings.
12
Erring Thought and perverted Wisdom were made to put on
masques
,
and play the fool.
13
They wear huge
masques
,
shaped to fit their parts.
14
The light music of Ben Jonson's
masques
was dissolute.
15
During Charles's reign, and preceding his, Ben Jonson wrote the plays, or
masques
,
for Christmas.
16
Upon the architrave of the door, on both sides of the inscription, are
masques
in bas-relief.
Other examples for "masques"
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About this term
masques
masque
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
be masques
celebrate with masques
famous masques
ghostly masques
have masques
More collocations
Translations for
masques
Russian
маска
Portuguese
mascarada
bloco masques
Catalan
mascarada
Spanish
mascarada
Masques
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Masques
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