mascaron
[ mas-kuh-ron ]
/ ˈmæs kəˌrɒn /
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noun Architecture.
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Origin of mascaron
Words nearby mascaron
masc., Mascagni, mascara, mascarene grass, Mascarene Islands, mascaron, mascarpone, mascle, mascon, mascot, Mascouche
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Example sentences from the Web for mascaron
We were for naming him the Chevalier Mascaron, and I think he will even surpass his friend.
Compared with those of Bossuet, the funeral orations of Mascaron are weak, and his style is lifeless.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Mascaron is chiefly remembered for his Oraison on that same death of Turenne which gave occasion to so many orators.
A Short History of French Literature|George SaintsburyMascaron has the older fault of prodigal and somewhat indiscriminate erudition.