masque

Plural: masques

Noun

• A form of dramatic court entertainment popular in 16th-century England.
• a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
• A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
• Words and music written for a masque.
• A masquerade.
• Obsolete form of mask.
• A facial mask.

Verb

• Archaic form of mask.

Examples

• mud masque; clay masque
• Playing ’MASQUE’ earned him a triple word score, a dramatic entertainment indeed.

Synonyms

mask, masquerade, masquerade party