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Definition: BERGOMASK

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Bergomask" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Specialty Definition: BERGOMASK

Domain Definition
Literature Bergomask A clown or merryandrew; a native of Bergamo. Compare, a gasconader; a Boeotian. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: BERGOMASK

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BERGOMASK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Specialty Definition: BERGOMASK

DomainDefinition
LiteratureBergomask A clown or merryandrew; a native of Bergamo. Compare, a gasconader; a Boeotian. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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