masker
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of masker
Example Sentences
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Fashion, that masker of nature, that creator of deformity, had, in truth, arrived at an unparalleled pitch of ugliness.
From Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 by Horrocks, Mrs. George
This all-licensed masker, with his monstrous disguise and affected squeal, may be a duke or a doorkeeper.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee
After each dance the masker produces a present for his partner—usually a pretty bit of jewelry.
From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Morgan, Wallace
He quietly passed his sword to the masker, who took it, smiled again, and disappeared in the crowd.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Newnes, George
With a great flourish of whip and legs—showing his frilled drawers—the masker pulls round to drive along the boulevard by the sea—the only place where one can drive.
From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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