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‖ mascaron|maskarɔ̃, ˈmæskərən|
[Fr., = grotesque mask (1603 in Robert), ad. It. mascherone, f. maschera mask n.3]
In decorative art: a grotesque face or mask (cf. mask n.3 4 a).
1664Evelyn tr. Fréart's Parallel Antient Archit. with Mod. Pref. 3 They produce nothing save Mascarons, wretched Cartouches, and the like idle and impertinent Grotesks. 1883J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art & Archaeol. 207/1 Mascaron,..the face of a man or animal employed as an ornamentation for decorating the key⁓stones of arches or vaults, or the stones of an arch, &c. 1926R. Glazier Man. Hist. Ornament (ed. 4) ii. 169 The Italians from about 1480 favoured elaborate borders [in MSS.]..composed of classical columns,..mascarons, etc. |