单词 | masquerade ball |
释义 | > as lemmasmasquerade ball General attributive, as masquerade ball, masquerade dress, masquerade room, etc. ΚΠ 1719 C. Johnson Masquerade iii. i. 33 (stage direct.) Scene, a Masquerade-Room in imitation of that in the Hay-Market. 1766 M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry (1787) vi. §3. 222 This Ornament [sc. the mitre], with other Masquerade Garments. 1772 Songs Costume (1849) 249 An ass may look fierce in a masquerade dress. a1777 S. Foote Nabob (1778) ii. 33 A masquerade ticket, is more negotiable there than a note from the Bank. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 236 A Spanish masquerade-dress. 1841 F. Marryat Joseph Rushbrook III. vii. 113 The first masquerade-night at Vauxhall. 1851 J. G. Bruff Jrnl. 24 May in Gold Rush II. v. 963 We..enjoyed an excellent dinner..and then looked in at the Masquerade ball. 1925 A. Loos Gentlemen prefer Blondes ii. 54 Last night there was quite a maskerade ball on the ship. 1969 A. Lurie Real People 40 I've always thought I shared Clark's dislike of masquerade parties. 1986 Oxf. Art Jrnl. Jan. 38/2 Masquerade motifs (e.g. pierrots, harlequins, ballerinas and other exotic characters) filled page after page of English illustrated magazines. < as lemmas |
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