Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "masques" [masques]

  • Plural form of masque. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Use "masques" in a sentence
  • "But very early in this reign plays gave place to the more costly and elaborate entertainments called masques, but which were very different from the dumb-show masques of Elizabeth's reign, the masquerades of Henry the Eighth, and the low-buffoonery masques of earlier times."
  • "In the account of the "masques" of girls to entertain Smith at"
  • "Jones also designed stage sets for masques and plays, by Ben Jonson among others, many staged at Banqueting House."