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noun 
  1. (archaic) (in 16th-17th Century England & Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
  2. (archaic) Words and music written for a masque.
  3. (archaic) A shortening of the word masquerade.
Etymology: From 16th Century Italian maschera ("mask") < Arabic maskharah ("clown") < Arabic sakhira ("mockery").

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