An entertainment in which masked participants dance; a masquerade, a masked ball. Also figurative. Now rare.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > masked (11) masque1533 An entertainment in which masked participants dance; a masquerade, a masked ball. Also figurative. Now rare. masquerade1597 A ball at which the guests wear masks and other disguises, often of an elaborate or fantastic kind; a masked ball. Formerly also: †= masque, n. 1a… masked ball1763 a ball at which those taking part wear masks, a bal masqué; = masquerade, n. 2. bal masqué1768 A masked ball (see masked ball n. at masked, adj.2 compounds 1). ball-mask1770 a masked ball. redoubt1858 An entertainment consisting of music and dancing, esp. a masked ball. Now historical. Subcategories:— participant (5) |
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