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masquerade| Festive gathering in which all the participants assume some form of disguise. In Italy it developed into an organized entertainment based on a theme and elaborated by explanatory songs. Fancy-dress balls are the modern development. |
| Masquerades first appeared in England in the reign of Henry VIII; they were introduced into France by Catherine de' Medici. |
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| Jones expressed some surprize on this occasion, and declared it must be some mistake; but the maid persisting that she was certain of the name, all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket. On some grand state occasion -- I forgot what -- the king determined to have a masquerade, and whenever a masquerade or any thing of that kind, occurred at our court, then the talents, both of Hop-Frog and Trippetta were sure to be called into play. In truth the masquerade licence of the night was nearly unlimited; but the figure in question had out-Heroded Herod, and gone beyond the bounds of even the prince's indefinite decorum. |