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Spectacle > Masquerades

Preferred term

Masquerades  

Definition

  • e:Social gatherings of persons wearing masks, often dressed in rich fantastic costumes, especially to impersonate characters from history or legend, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation and other diversions [Web III] | f:Divertissement dont les participants sont déguisés et masqués [Robert, 1.]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • COSTUME BALLS, MASQUERADES
  • FANCY DRESS BALLS, MASQUERADES
  • Masking

Notation

  • 115839

In other languages

  • French

  • TRAVESTISSEMENT, MASCARADE

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-W23XNB82-S

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