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Definitions for: Masquerade
[n] making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
[n] a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
[n] a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
[v] pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as the expert on th Internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
[v] take part in a masquerade
Webster (1913) Definition: Mas`quer*ade", n. [F. mascarade, fr. Sp. mascarada,
or It. mascherata. See Mask.]
1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing
themselves with dancing, conversation, or other
diversions.
In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. --Pope.
2. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st
Mask, 4. [Obs.]
3. Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of
something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show;
disguise.
That masquerade of misrepresentation which
invariably accompanied the political eloquence of
Rome. --De Quincey.
4. A Spanish diversion on horseback.
Mas`quer*ade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Masqueraded;
p. pr. & vb. n. Masquerading.]
1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.
2. To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious
show of being what one is not.
A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into
the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's
skin. --L'Estrange.
Mas`quer*ade", v. t.
To conceal with masks; to disguise. ``To masquerade vice.''
--Killingbeck.
Synonyms: fancy dress, mask, masque, masquerade costume
See Also: costume, disguise, disguise, domino, false face, fancy-dress ball, feigning, impersonate, masked ball, masquerade ball, party, personate, pose, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation
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