| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carnival before Lent |
| Synonyms: | Carnival, Pancake Day, Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, carnival, celebration, festival, parade, revels |
| Main Entry: | masquerade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disguise; social occasion for disguises |
| Synonyms: | Mardi Gras, carnival, circus, cloak, color, costume, costume ball, cover, cover-up, deception, dissimulation, domino, facade, festivity, front, guise, impersonation, imposture, mask, masked ball, masking, mummery, personation, pose, pretense, put-on, revel, screen, show, subterfuge, veil |