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What is the difference between masquerade and masque?

masquerade | masque |

In archaic terms the difference between masquerade and masque

is that masquerade is a Spanish entertainment in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes while masque is a masquerade.

As nouns the difference between masquerade and masque

is that masquerade is a party or assembly of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions while masque is (in 16th-17th Century England & Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.

As verbs the difference between masquerade and masque

is that masquerade is to assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade while masque is archaic form of lang=en.

masquerade

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A party or assembly of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
    • In courtly balls and midnight masquerades -
  • (obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See “mask”
  • Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise.
    • I was invited to the masquerade at their home.
    That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome -
  • (archaic) A Spanish entertainment in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.

    • See also

    * costume party

    Verb

  • To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.
    • I'm going to masquerade as the wikipede. What are you going to dress up as?
  • To frolic or disport in disguise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
    • He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out.
    A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin -
  • To conceal with masks; to disguise.
    • To masquerade vice - Killingbeck

    masque

    English

    (wikipedia masque)

    Alternative forms

    * mask

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • (archaic) Words and music written for a masque.
  • (archaic) A masquerade.
  • A facial mask.
    • mud masque'''; clay '''masque

    Verb

    (masqu)

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "masque") ----