Antimask

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  • n. Obsolete form of antimasque.
  • adj. Opposing masks.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A secondary or lesser mask, of a ludicrous character, introduced between the acts of a serious mask by way of lightening it; a ludicrous interlude. Also antic-mask and antimasque.
  • Word Usage
    "Eugene O'Donnell, a professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said arrests for violating the antimask laws are uncommon."
    Variant
    antimasque