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Definition of Masquerade
1. Noun. A party of guests wearing costumes and masks.
Specialized synonyms: Fancy-dress Ball, Masked Ball, Masquerade Ball
Generic synonyms: Party
Derivative terms: Mask
2. Verb. Take part in a masquerade.
3. Noun. A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party.
Generic synonyms: Costume, Disguise
Terms within: Domino, False Face
4. Verb. Pretend to be someone or something that you are not. "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
5. Noun. Making a false outward show. "A beggar's masquerade of wealth"
Definition of Masquerade
1. n. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
2. v. i. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.
3. v. t. To conceal with masks; to disguise.
Definition of Masquerade
1. Noun. A party or assembly of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See “mask” ¹
3. Noun. Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise. ¹
4. Noun. A Spanish diversion on horseback. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To frolic or disport in disguise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To conceal with masks; to disguise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Masquerade
1. [v -ADED, -ADING, -ADES]
Medical Definition of Masquerade
1. 1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade. 2. To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not. "A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin." (L'Estrange) Origin: Masqueraded; Masquerading. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Masquerade
Literary usage of Masquerade
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Boys Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1890)
"masquerade AND COSTUMES. THEATRICAL The White Man of the Desert. ... As a rule,
masquerade costumes are not to be found aboard Mississippi River steamers, ..."
2. Wisconsin Journal of Education by Wisconsin Teachers' Association, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction (1882)
"masquerade means disguised, masked, or a hiding of what is real and true under a
... And from this it follows that masquerade Elements are those whose real ..."
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