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maskery

maskery noun: the dress or disguise of a maske; a masquerade.

Noun

maskery (plural maskeries)

  1. (obsolete) The dress or disguise of a maske; a masquerade.
    • And Celſo, prethee let it be thy care to night / To haue ſome pretty ſhew, to ſolemnize / Our high inſtalement, ſome muſike maſkerie: / Weele giue faire entertaine vnto Maria […]c. 1603 (date written), Iohn Marston, The Malcontent, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for William Aspley, […], published 1604, →OCLC, Act V, scene iii

Forms of maskery

pluralmaskeries

Origin of maskery

From mask + -ery.

Questions about maskery

What does maskery mean?
Maskery means the dress or disguise of a maske; a masquerade.
What part of speech is maskery?
Maskery is a noun.
What is the plural of maskery?
The plural of maskery is maskeries.

Words near maskery in the dictionary

  1. maskerades
  2. maskered
  3. maskeries
  4. maskering
  5. maskers
  6. maskery
  7. Maskes
  8. maskette
  9. maskettes
  10. maskfish
  11. maskfished

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