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   masque

   /mask/

   noun

   • 1. a form of amateur dramatic entertainment, popular among the nobility in 16th- and 17th-century England, which consisted of dancing and acting performed by masked players.
   • 2. variant spelling of mask

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘masquerade or masked ball’): probably a back-formation (influenced by French masque ‘mask’) from masker, from Italian mascar ‘person wearing a mask’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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