"masque" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mæsk/ [General-American, UK], /mɑːsk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-mask.ogg [US] Forms: masques [plural]
Rhymes: -æsk, -ɑːsk Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French masque. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|masque}} Unadapted borrowing from French masque Head templates: {{en-noun}} masque (plural masques)
  1. (historical, in 16th- and 17th-century England and Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-masque-en-noun-FSTvW45u
  2. Words and music written for a masque.
    Sense id: en-masque-en-noun-PNvKZ7x3
  3. A masquerade.
    Sense id: en-masque-en-noun-oX3L-FSi
  4. Obsolete form of mask. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: mask
    Sense id: en-masque-en-noun-5CKQRupp
  5. A facial mask.
    Sense id: en-masque-en-noun-j2bUitSk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 2 2 1 63 4

Verb

IPA: /mæsk/ [General-American, UK], /mɑːsk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-mask.ogg [US] Forms: masques [present, singular, third-person], masquing [participle, present], masqued [participle, past], masqued [past]
Rhymes: -æsk, -ɑːsk Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French masque. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|masque}} Unadapted borrowing from French masque Head templates: {{en-verb}} masque (third-person singular simple present masques, present participle masquing, simple past and past participle masqued)
  1. Archaic form of mask. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: mask
    Sense id: en-masque-en-verb-BYUxHejN

Inflected forms

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