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Masquerade

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(1):

(n.) An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.

(2):

(n.) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 4.

(3):

(v. i.) To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.

(4):

(v. i.) To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.

(5):

(v. t.) To conceal with masks; to disguise.

(6):

(n.) Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise.

(7):

(n.) A Spanish diversion on horseback.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Masquerade'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/masquerade.html. 1828.
 
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