Bergomask

noun

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Noun

1
A kind of rustic dance. obsolete
"Will it please you to see the epilogue, or to hear a bergomask dance between two of our company?"

Example

"Will it please you to see the epilogue, or to hear a bergomask dance between two of our company?"

Etymology

So called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, Italy, formerly noted for their clownishness.

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