masque

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• mask

Etymology

Borrowing from French masque.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mæsk/, mɑːsk/
• Rhymes: -æsk

Noun

masque (plural masques)

1. (archaic) (in 16th-17th Century England & Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
2. (archaic) Words and music written for a masque.
3. (archaic) A shortening of the word masquerade.
4. Archaic form of mask.

Verb

masque (third-person singular simple present masques, present participle masquing, simple past and past participle masqued)

1. Archaic form of mask.

See also

• Masque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

---

French

Etymology

See mask.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mask/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

masque m (plural masques)

1. mask (a cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection)

---

Portuguese

Verb

masque

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of mascar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of mascar
3. First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of mascar
4. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of mascar
5. First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of mascar
6. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of mascar

---

Spanish

Verb

masque (infinitive mascar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mascar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mascar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of mascar.