Definition of Masquerades

1. Noun. (plural of masquerade) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of masquerade) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Masquerades

1. masquerade [v] - See also: masquerade

Lexicographical Neighbors of Masquerades

masoprocol
masora
masoret
masorite
masorites
masque
masque biliaire
masqued
masquer
masquerade
masquerade ball
masquerade costume
masqueraded
masquerader
masqueraders
masquerades (current term)
masquerading
masqueradish
masquers
masques
masquing
masrium

Literary usage of Masquerades

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Old Times: A Picture of Social Life at the End of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton (1885)
"masquerades were introduced into England by Henry 8th, but, perhaps, at no time were they so fashionable, as during the latter half ..."

2. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"Lastly, masquerades were introduced, and gave a new, ... But the most interesting record we possess concerning the masquerades of Ranelagh is to be found in ..."

3. The American in Paris by John Sanderson (1847)
"The dancing fever—The grand masquerade—Fooleries of Ihe Carnival—Mardi Gras—Splendid equipages—masquerades—An adventure—Educated women—The Menus Plaisirs—A ..."

4. The Rambler: In Three Volumes by Samuel Johnson (1823)
"... and spright- liness of mind; feeds her monkey with my lucubrations, and refuses any reconciliation till I have appeared in vindication of masquerades. ..."

5. England Under the House of Hanover: Its History and Condition During the by Thomas Wright (1848)
"REVIVAL OF masquerades ; MRS. CORNEI.Y8 AND THE PANTHEON ; LICENTIOUSNESS or THE masquerades.—THE OPERA, AND ITS ABUSES. ..."

6. A Century of Anecdote from 1760-1860 by John Timbs (1864)
"masquerades. During the food-riots in London, in 1772, when the condition of the ... In the very midst of these distresses sprung up a rage for masquerades. ..."

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