masque

Example Sentences

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The actual transformation occurs in Jonson’s subsequent masque.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

The masque, performed by gentle spirits, enchants the betrothed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

It even includes the often-cut Act IV masque, in which goddesses arriving to bless the marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand wear what look like organza parade floats.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2018

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

Years ago, her grandfather had taken her to see a masque in Bridgetown, in which a troupe of players from England had acted out the ancient Christmas story.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare