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Definition of MASQUERADE
Masquerade Masquerade Mas`quer*ade", n. [F. mascarade, fr. Sp. mascarada,
or It. mascherata. See Mask.]
1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing
themselves with dancing, conversation, or other
diversions.
In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. --Pope.
2. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st
Mask, 4. [Obs.]
3. Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of
something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show;
disguise.
That masquerade of misrepresentation which
invariably accompanied the political eloquence of
Rome. --De Quincey.
4. A Spanish diversion on horseback.
Masquerade Masquerade Mas`quer*ade", v. t.
To conceal with masks; to disguise. ``To masquerade vice.'
--Killingbeck.
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