mas
/mɑːs
/noun [mass noun] West Indian
Carnival celebrations: [as modifier]: mas bands...
- It's a rallying call to all pan players to reclaim their place in mas celebrations by helping to restore steel band music in carnival.
- The spinal core of Carnival and mas of long ago was creative portrayal.
- The Carnival is over but there are some jokers still playing mas in my neighbourhood.
Origin
Abbreviation of masquerade.
- royal palm
- royal pardon
- royal patronage
- royal pendulum
- royal plural
- royal pole
- royal prerogative
- royal purple
- royal python
- royal quarto
- royal refugee
- royal road to
- royal sail
- Royal Scot
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Royal Society
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Royal Society of Arts
- Royal Society of London
- Royal Sovereign
- royal spoonbill
- royal stag
- royal standard
- Royal Stewart