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Masque

British pronunciation/mˈæsk/
American pronunciation/mˈæsk/
Masque
[NOUN]
1

a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

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2

an amateur play in verse including music and dancing by masked performers that was very popular among the aristocracy in England during the 16th and 17th centuries

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Examples
1Louis XIV loved masques.
2The masque is all about the act of hearing song and the ethics of proper listening.
3In the first place, a masque is nearly always occasional.
4are there masques?
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