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Definition of: masquerade

(mas′kə·rād, mäs′-) noun
1. A social party composed of persons masked and costumed; also, the costumes and disguises worn on such an occasion.
2. A false show or disguise.
3. Formerly, a form of dramatic representation.
v.i. ·ad·ed, ·ad·ing

1. To take part in a masquerade.
2. To wear a mask or disguise.
3. To disguise one's true character; assume a false appearance. See synonyms under MASK1. [Alter. of F mascarade <Sp. mascarada <máscara a mask. See MASCARA.]
—mas
quer·ad′er noun

Most often used phrases:

masquerade ball
masquerade party
evil masquerade
masquerade balls
diabolical masquerade
masquerade books
masquerade revised
masquerade infernale
midnight masquerade
jokers masquerade
masquerade bloodlines
episode masquerade
subterranean masquerade
masquerade theatre
masquerade dopants

'masquerade' used in domains:

masqueradevenetianmasks.com
madliammasquerades.com
liemasquerade.com
julesmasquerademasks.com
masqueradecostuminfo.com
britnysmasquerade.com

Statistical data

"masquerade" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on city-data.com forum

"masquerade" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on en.wikipedia.org.

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