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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
masked ball
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ For several decades, El Carnaval remained an elitist event that ended with an elegant masked ball.
▪ He had just won her gracious consent to attend the Grand Duke Igor's masked ball in two weeks' time.
▪ Ideas had been ruthlessly stolen from the Nice masked ball at Mardi Gras.
▪ Mercutio is in high spirits, teasing Romeo about his love as they prepare to go to the Capulet masked ball.
▪ The city seems like it is preparing for a masked ball.
▪ You can make different kinds of mask for a witch or a pirate, or more elaborate ones for a masked ball.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Masked ball

Masked \Masked\, a.

  1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.

  2. (Bot.) Same as Personate.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.

    Masked ball, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.

    Masked battery (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire.
    --H. L. Scott.

    Masked crab (Zo["o]l.), a European crab ( Corystes cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face.

    Masked pig (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese domestic hog ( Sus pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.

Wiktionary
masked ball

n. A ball (formal dance) in which the dancers wear masks or fancy dress

WordNet
masked ball

n. a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn: masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball]

Wikipedia
Masked Ball

Masked Ball is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Alfréd Deésy and featuring Béla Lugosi.

Masked ball (disambiguation)

A masked ball is a social event attended by participants wearing masks.

The term may also refer to:

  • A Masked Ball, a Verdi opera
  • Masked Ball, a 1918 Hungarian film
  • The Masked Ball, an American play
  • "Masked Ball" (Twin Peaks episode)

Usage examples of "masked ball".

I may add that, up to the day of the masked ball, he was protected from casual recognition by a full beard.

Whenever I try to convince him of his delusion, he invariably retorts by asking me for a rational explanation of what happened to him at the masked ball.

Since it was a masked ball, she could easily escape him if she really disliked him.

And then you saw Red Death stalking about at the last masked ball.

They met at Court, at a masked ball, and it was love at first sight.

Kadarin and Thyra, boldly dancing together here at the Comyn masked ball….

Then, hoping that I look something like a Senator who's on his way to a masked ball, I emerge on to the streets of Twelve Seas to be immediately ridiculed by some small children who wonder out loud if I'm a sorcerous apparition.

The Count of San-Felice announced a grand masked ball, to which all that were distinguished in Rome were invited.

This very night, in fact, her ladyship was hosting a masked ball –.