noun An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
I was invited to the masquerade at their home.
noun The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
noun An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
noun An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
noun A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
noun A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
noun A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
verb To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; to wear a disguise.
I’m going to masquerade as an old-fashioned pilot. What are you going to dress up as?