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Noun: masque  mask [N. Amer], maask [Brit]
  1. A party of guests wearing costumes and masks
    "The annual Halloween masque party was the highlight of the social calendar";
    - masquerade, masquerade party, mask
     
  2. (historical) an elaborate court entertainment combining poetry, dance, and music, popular in 16th and 17th century England
    "The royal court gathered to watch the elaborate masque"

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Derived forms: masques

Type of: party

Encyclopedia: Masque