What is "maskers"

Usage examples of "maskers".

His fellow maskers delighted in abusing this strutter and donned beaked masks to chase him off.

The horses start from the Piazza del Popolo, and gallop along to the Column of Trajan, between two lines of carriages drawn up beside two narrow pavements which are crowded with maskers and people of all classes.

As soon as the horses have passed the carriages begin to move, and the maskers on foot and horseback occupy the middle of the street.

Five minutes after there was a rush to see some maskers who were coming in, and I stood so as to have a good view.

I left her alone for a moment after supper, and went to the box, where I expected to find Madame Pichona, but it was occupied by maskers, who were unknown to me, so I rejoined my partner, and we went on dancing the minuets and quadrilles till the fandango was announced.

The mocking lights glittered on hundreds of maskers who danced, drank and sported in the gigantic room.

He took one look at my face and brushed rudely past the maskers to get me on the safe, uncrowded sidelines.

He, Gorlot and another man Maxil said was Trenor appeared in the archway and the maskers quieted expectantly.

The door was dotted with numerous circles of maskers, ten or fifteen deep, all watching and applauding the capers of the hilarious couples in the middle.

Scenes like the loops of a story egg filled a number of nodes: rather than simply projecting an image, many of the maskers had chosen to create a brief repeating scene, and let that represent them to the world.

It made her feel less alien, among the bright maskers, more as though she belonged on Burning Bright.

The maskers surge into the foreground of the scene, and their motions become more and more fantastic.