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How to pronounce masque in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mask, masquerade, masquerade party
Type of party
Has types fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball

Examples of masque

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Modigliani's pared-down, masque-like faces may have been relatively easy to fake.
From the independent.co.uk
Children were given masque-style eye covers in her salmon pink and black colours.
From the smh.com.au
All the same, creating an effective masque wasn't just a matter of sounding sunny.
From the guardian.co.uk
Arthur is reunited with Emmeline and the work ends with a celebratory masque.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The spirit of the work, though, hovers somewhere between operetta and masque.
From the time.com
Other tips suggested using egg yolks as a facial masque to tighten and refresh skin.
From the dailyherald.com
It's more a masque or a piece of performance art than a conventional film.
From the guardian.co.uk
Osmond tries to win Emmeline over by showing her a masque acted by spirits.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As a bonus you can combine the two products as a masque around the eyes while resting.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Masquerade: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
  • The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in sixteenth and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio (a public version of the masque was the pageant). ...
  • Masque is the third album by US rock band Kansas, released in 1975
  • Masque is an American 80s metal band.
  • CANO were a Canadian progressive rock band in the 1970s and 1980s. They were the most popular and internationally successful musical group in Franco-Ontarian history.
  • Or instead for the Nedor Comics heroine, see Miss Masque.
  • Masque is a live album recorded in 1999 by ProjeKct Three, a side project of King Crimson. Masque was released as part of the 1999 box set The ProjeKcts.
  • (in 16th-17th Century England & 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 shortening of the word masquerade
  • (Masques) (O.F. n. plur.) artists, entertainers, performers, actors