Masque
Aristocratic theatrical entertainment
A masque is an elaborate form of courtly entertainment popular in 16th and 17th century England, combining poetry, music, dance, and lavish costumes.
Performers were often nobles rather than professional actors.
The genre influenced early opera and ballet.
Today masque occasionally appears as an archaic or poetic spelling of mask, especially in theatrical or literary contexts.
Baroque English verse master
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
personification · moral tale · Renaissance · baroque · mythology · nymphs · deities · court poetry
Pertaining to King James's reign
- spectacleVisually striking event
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- pageantStaged public display
- revelsBoisterous merrymaking
Inigo Jones · tableau · entertainment · stage machinery · costume · scenery · interlude · torchbearers
Identity-concealing alteration
- dominoRectangular game piece
- VenetianOf or from Venice
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
visage · concealment · fancy dress · harlequin · revelry · incognito · vizard · feathered
Beauty service for skin
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- skincareComplexion maintenance regimen
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- moisturizingAdding water to skin
charcoal · overnight · hydrating · exfoliating · beauty · pore · complexion · spa
Differing form of something
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- historicalOf documented times
Milton
Baroque English verse master
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
symbolism · personification · moral tale · Renaissance · baroque · mythology · nymphs · deities · court poetry · ceremonial
Jacobean
Pertaining to King James's reign
- spectacleVisually striking event
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- pageantStaged public display
Inigo Jones · revels · tableau · entertainment · stage machinery · costume · scenery · interlude · torchbearers · dumbshow
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
ball · visage · concealment · fancy dress · harlequin · revelry · incognito · vizard · feathered · bejeweled
facial
Beauty service for skin
moisturizing · charcoal · overnight · hydrating · exfoliating · beauty · pore · complexion · spa · rejuvenating
variant
Differing form of something
Masquestreet theater
Outdoor public dramatization
popular entertainment · music hall · vaudeville · burlesque · variety show
Masqueunmasking
Revealing what's hidden
revelation · exposure · transparency · candor · disclosure
Masquejig
Spirited folk dance
drollery · low comedy · slapstick · bawdy humor · bear-baiting
- masquerade ballFormal dance with disguises
- masquerade maskFestive facial disguise