2. Verb. (third-person singular of masquerade) ¹
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Definition of Masquerades
1. masquerade [v] - See also: masquerade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Masquerades
Literary usage of Masquerades
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old Times: A Picture of Social Life at the End of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton (1885)
"masquerades were introduced into England by Henry 8th, but, perhaps, at no time
were they so fashionable, as during the latter half ..."
2. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"Lastly, masquerades were introduced, and gave a new, ... But the most interesting
record we possess concerning the masquerades of Ranelagh is to be found in ..."
3. The American in Paris by John Sanderson (1847)
"The dancing fever—The grand masquerade—Fooleries of Ihe Carnival—Mardi Gras—Splendid
equipages—masquerades—An adventure—Educated women—The Menus Plaisirs—A ..."
4. The Rambler: In Three Volumes by Samuel Johnson (1823)
"... and spright- liness of mind; feeds her monkey with my lucubrations, and refuses
any reconciliation till I have appeared in vindication of masquerades. ..."
5. England Under the House of Hanover: Its History and Condition During the by Thomas Wright (1848)
"REVIVAL OF masquerades ; MRS. CORNEI.Y8 AND THE PANTHEON ; LICENTIOUSNESS or THE
masquerades.—THE OPERA, AND ITS ABUSES. ..."
6. A Century of Anecdote from 1760-1860 by John Timbs (1864)
"masquerades. During the food-riots in London, in 1772, when the condition of the
... In the very midst of these distresses sprung up a rage for masquerades. ..."
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