masque
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The actual transformation occurs in Jonson’s subsequent masque.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
I also got a hydrating, collagen-boosting facial, an herbal hair steam and a conditioning hair masque.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Panto has its origins in commedia dell’arte, royal masque and the peculiarities of Victorian theater licensing.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
The spirit trumpet is one of a number of arcane and intriguing objects in Linder’s exhibition, which is titled The House of Fame, in tribute to a Ben Jonson masque and Chaucer’s dream poem.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2018
Ash wondered suddenly if Ana and Clara were dancing with the hunters at the royal masque.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
Salieri adroitly handles the dizzying array of situations that Beaumarchais throws his way, generating Oriental marches, love duets, shepherd masques, and bloodthirsty monologues.
From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2019
This was a 21st-century equivalent of those court masques loved and indulged in by Tudor monarchs.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2012
Mr. Sams modeled the tone of his libretto on the 18th-century English pastiches and masques written by John Dryden and Alexander Pope.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2011
“As You Like It” and “The Tempest” contain festive masques with dancing.
From Washington Post
I am but a poor scholar, Madam; knowing the names and stories of gods and heroes only from songs and masques.
From Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Vernon Lee
