antimasque

[ an-ti-mask ]

noun

1. a comic or grotesque performance, as a dance, presented before or between the acts of a masque.

antimasque

/ ˈæntɪˌmɑːsk /

noun

1. a comic or grotesque dance, presented between the acts of a masque

Other Words From

• an·ti·mas·quer an·ti·mask·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of antimasque¹

First recorded in 1600–10; anti- + masque; replacing antemask; ante-, mask

Example Sentences

Antimask, Antimasque, an′ti-mask, n. a ridiculous interlude dividing the parts of the more serious mask.

From Project Gutenberg

The Tempest masque, however, is of the simpler type, without antimasque.

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