单词 | masked ball |
释义 | > as lemmasmasked ball masked ball n. a ball at which those taking part wear masks, a bal masqué; = masquerade n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > masked masque1533 masquerade1597 masked ball1763 bal masqué1768 ball-mask1770 redoubt1858 1763 G. Coleman Deuce is in Him ii. 29 He limped away, and hid his face, and wou'd not speak to me.—Upon my word, he did it very well!... He would make a figure at a masked ball. 1795 Wynne Diaries 11 Feb. (1952) xiii. 173 I went to the publick masked ball which was very pleasant. 1813 Sketches of Character (ed. 2) I. 201 She's going to give a masqued ball in February. 1873 ‘Ouida’ Pascarèl I. 151 It was the masked ball of the Carnival. 1911 H. G. Wells New Machiavelli iv. i. 388 People who unvizard to talk more easily at a masked ball. 1990 C. Francome Colin Clown's Party Bk. (BNC) 10 You can make different kinds of mask for a witch or a pirate, or more elaborate ones for a masked ball. < as lemmas |
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