MASQUERA'DE, noun 1. A nocturnal assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation and other diversions. In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. 2. Disguise. I came to visit thee in masquerade 3. A Spanish diversion on horseback. MASQUERA'DE, verb intransitive To go in disguise. 1. To assemble in masks. MASQUERA'DE, verb transitive To put in disguise.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI