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Look up: Masquerade

  1. masquerade
    [n] - a party of guests wearing costumes and masks 2. [n] - making a false outward show 3. [v] - take part in a masquerade 4. [v] - pretend to be someone or something that you are not
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. masquerade
    Festive gathering in which all the participants assume some form of disguise. In Italy it developed into an organized entertainment based on a theme and elaborated by explanatory songs....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. masquerade
    the pretence by an entity to be a different entity Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Masquerade
    Mas`quer·ade' noun [ French mascarade , from Spanish mascarada , or Italian mascherata . See Mask .] 1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. &#...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/29

  5. Masquerade
    Mas`quer·ade' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Masqueraded ; present participle & verbal noun Masquerading .] 1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/29

  6. Masquerade
    Mas`quer·ade' transitive verb To conceal with masks; to disguise. 'To masquerade vice.' Killingbeck.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/29

  7. masquerade
    1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade. ... 2. To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not. 'A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin.' (L'Estrange) ... Origin: Masqueraded; Masquer...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. masquerade
    masquerade party noun a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. masquerade
    noun making a false outward show; `a beggar`s masquerade of wealth`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Masquerade
    • (v. t.) To conceal with masks; to disguise. • (n.) Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise. • (n.) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 4. • (v. i.) To frolic or disport i...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. masquerade
    (from the article `masque`) ...with the actors. A nondramatic form, the trionfo, or triumph, evolved from these Italian court masques and, arriving in France, gave rise to the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/45

  12. masquerade
    • a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
    • making a false outward show

    Found on

  13. Masquerade
    A masquerade is a party or dance at which fancy masks and costumes are worn. In early times it was connected with religion, but was afterwards discouraged by the fathers of the church. Originating in Italy, the
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Masquerade
    (book) `Masquerade` is a children’s book, written and illustrated by Kit Williams, which sparked a treasure hunt by concealing clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare, created and hidden somewhere in Britain by Williams. It became the inspiration for a genre of books kno...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  15. Masquerade
    (song) "`Masquerade`" is a song from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera. It is sung at the beginning of the second act where a New Year`s masquerade ball is held at the Opera House. Several months have passed since the end of the first act and the cast a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  16. Masquerade
    (TV series) `Masquerade` is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the spring of 1983. Synopsis: Considered an amalgam of Mission: Impossible and The Love Boat, the tongue-in-cheek series starred Rod Taylor as Mr. Lavender, the leade...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  17. Masquerade
    (Running Wild album) Name = Masquerade | Type = studio | Artist = Running Wild | Cover = Running_Wild_(band)-Masquerade.jpg | Released = 1995 | Genre = Heavy metal, power metal | Length = 61:40 | Label = | Producer = | Reviews = Last album = Black Hand Inn<br />(1994) | This album =...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  18. Masquerade
    (Wyclef Jean album) Name = Masquerade | Type = studio | Artist = Wyclef Jean | Cover = Masquerade Wyclef Jean.jpg | Released = July 18, 2002 <small>(US)</small> | Recorded = 2001-2002 | Genre = Hip hop, R&B, Reggae, Reggae fusion, Pop, Soul, World | Length = | Label = Columbia | Pro...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  19. Masquerade
    (Golden Dawn album) `Masquerade` is the second album from Austrian Metal band, Golden Dawn. Track listing: # Silent Inferno (3:36) # Enthralled by Unknown Dimensions (2:54) # Doomsday Celebration (6:13) # Unborn Again (4:20) # Alive and Immortal? (6:42) # Memory`s Reflection (4:06) # W...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  20. Masquerade
    (Kaya album) `Masquerade` is the second single by Kaya (ex-Schwarz Stein) released on September 6th, 2006. The single peaked at 13th on the Oricon Indies charts during the first week of its release. The title track "Masquerade" is an upbeat jazz number while the coupling trac...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  21. Masquerade
    (band) `Masquerade` is a Swedish rock band. It was in the fall of 1988 when this four piece unit found out that they together had the same visions of where to go with their musical direction, and MASQUERADE was established. During the first two years the band concentrated on writing music, re...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  22. Masquerade
    (theatre group) `Masquerade - the performance group` is a Chennai based English theatre group. It is one of the few theatre groups in Chennai that survive without financial sponsorship or funding, backed by public faith and smaller donorships. ---- Company history: The early years: `Masquerad...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade

  23. Masquerade
    (Eric Saade album) | Name = Masquerade | Type = studio | Single 1 = Single 2 = Manboy | Single 2 date = February 12, 2010 | Single 3 = Break of Dawn | Single 3 date = June 10, 2010 --> --> `Masquerade` is the debut album from Swedish singer and TV star Eric Saade. It was released on ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade



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13 February 2012

This day in history:
The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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