masquerade

masquerade
n
1. masked ball, mask, masque, masquerade ball, costume party, Fr. bal masque, Fr. balpare, Fr. bal costume; mummery, revel, harlequinade, carnival, Mardi gras, Halloween party.
2. costume, disguise, mummery, theatrical costume; mask, visor, domino; camouflage, cloak
3. pretense, subterfuge, guise, feint, trick, artifice; ruse, pretext, excuse, expedient, plea.
4. false colors, imposture, pose, pretense, Inf. front, dissimulation, faking, bluff, Inf. an act, deception, lie.
v
5. go incognito, disguise oneself. See mask(def.9).

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