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Bergomask
Ber′go-mask
,Noun.
A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness.
Definition 2024
bergomask
bergomask
English
Alternative forms
- bergamask
- bergamesca
- bergamasca
Noun
bergomask (plural bergomasks)
- (obsolete) A rustic dance.
- 1849, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Will it please you to see the epilogue, or to hear a bergomask dance between two of our company?
- 1849, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream