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† ˈmaskery, ˈmasquery Obs.
Also 6 maskarye, mascarie.
[a. F. masquerie, f. masque mask n.3: see -ery.]
Masking, wearing of masks; a masquerade. Also, masquerader's attire.
a1548Hall Chron., Hen. VIII 80 b, Another compaignie of .x. lordes in whiche maskery the kyng was himselfe. 1554in Maitland Ess. Reform. (1849) 303 Such as have most wickedly called the Mass a Maskarye. 1554Yaxley in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. iii. III. 313 A brave maskery of cloth of gold and syluer, apparailed in maryners garments. 1561T. Hoby tr. Castiglione's Courtyer ii. (1577) M vj b, I being in maskerie passed by. 1585T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. iii. xiii. 95 b, Disguysing themselues with certaine masquerie, as with heades and Cranes neckes. 1640Nabbes Unfort. Mother E 4 b, Mac. Wee'l first thanke Heaven, And then wee'l see some maskery.
fig.1569J. Sandford Agrippa 170 b, They attire him [sc. Christ] in diuers maskeries of sophismes. 1598Marston Sco. Villany iii. viii. G 3, Me thinks I heare swart Martius cry, Souping along in warrs fain'd maskerie. 1655W. Gurnall Chr. in Arm. i. 306 The masquery and cheating glory of the great ones of this world. |