masque

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French masque. Doublet of mask and mesh. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /mæsk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɑːsk/ (Northern England, Scotland) IPA(key): /mask/ Rhymes: -æsk, -ɑːsk Homophones: mask, masc (some accents) === Noun === masque (plural masques) (historical, in 16th- and 17th-century England and Europe) 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 spelling of mask. A facial mask. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === masque (third-person singular simple present masques, present participle masquing, simple past and past participle masqued) Archaic spelling of mask. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === masque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === squame == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian maschera. More at English mask. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mask/ === Noun === masque m (plural masques) mask (a cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection) ellipsis of masque de grossesse ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== démasquer masquer ==== Descendants ==== === Verb === masque inflection of masquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “masque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Verb === masque inflection of mascar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian maschera. === Noun === masque m (plural masques) mask (covering for the face) ==== Descendants ==== French: masque (see there for further descendants) → English: mask === References === == Portuguese == === Verb === masque inflection of mascar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === masque inflection of mascar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative