Again, the sloth is acted by a masker who holds on to a cross-beam of the house by means of a hooked stick, in imitation of the sluggish creature which will hang by its claws from the bough of a tree for hours together without stirring.
From the costume which he wears the masker is known as the "Lion with Sheepskins"; and he himself participates in the blessings which he diffuses so liberally around him.
After that the masker runs a similar race with another man; and so it goes on, one race after another, till the sun sets.
A Masker got up as a highly realistic Hatstand, hobbles painfully towards a friend who is disguised as a huge Cannon.
Sardonic Spectator (pityingly--to a Masker in a violent perspiration, who represents Sindbad carrying the Old Man of the Sea).
Ragna smiled at the challenge and the masker thus encouraged, came close to her.
The masker had printed the address, had not spoken a word, and had paid the fare before entering the carriage.
Well, what you don't know is that the robbery is supposed to have been committed by a masker dressed as I am.
That like the moon you need not wrap yourself In any cloud; you shine through each disguise; You are a masker in a mask of glass.
With a loud laugh she flung it, but by accident the scoop itself slipped from her fingers, and struck the masker sharply upon the shoulder.
That same evening we had encountered, at an Eighth Avenue ball, a masker whose costume had been designed upon the familiar model of the court-card in question; so much for number two.
A masker stood at the door, a woman dressed to impersonate the Queen of Spades.
The unfortunate masker had to fly to hiding to escape the wrath of Olivares.
In the ensuing Lent the pulpits of Madrid rang in denunciation of Father Salazar; and at the carnival a masker dressed as a peasant bore a banner inscribed-- Sisas alcabalas y papel sellado, Me tienen desollado.
One masker was covered with habits of knighthood, crosses, and noble insignia, with the significant motto, "For Sale.
The masker was silent, but his purpose seemed to waver.
The Bravo walked slowly back again towards the quay, ruminating on the awkward accident which had crossed his plans; his elbow was touched, and a masker confronted him when he turned.
No cry was heard, and the maskerglided rapidly towards the door of the hall, still left open.
With cautious steps the masker slowly moved up towards where the little boys were standing, their attention occupied with one of the most exciting portions of the mystery.
Besides, she could not rid herself of the recollection of the white cavalier, that mysterious masker who had told her of her lover's escape.
Then, lowering his voice, he urged her to move away, as he thought that an idling masker was trying to overhear their conversation.
The masker who had taken me to his box told me that I should see the fandango danced by the Gitanas with good partners.
As soon as my mistress saw me she told me she had been deceived, as she would have wagered that I was the masker who broke Count Verita's bank.
The pavements were strewn with confetti and the litter of a Mardi Gras crowd, but nowhere was a masker to be seen.
The masker hesitated with an air of extreme suspicion.
There are those who saw the beautiful shepherdess in close conversation with a masker in red, at the ball; and who now know that he was no other than Robin Freemantle in the borrowed plumes of Beachcombe.
Girl," calls the masker authoritatively, "get some water quick; a lady has fainted.
Not at all, you are mistaken; it's a masker whom I met by chance, and whom I tell you to treat with respect.
Edmond looked at the masker the girl pointed out; it was a fact that in the eyes which were fixed upon his companion and himself there was a gleam which had in it something fascinating.
In another town (Kosti, near the Black Sea) the principal masker is called the king.
He could deplore his own gray rôle, but not change it; he therefore wished anew, every time a merry masker looked as though she might intend accosting him that she would think better of it and leave him in deserved neglect.
It wanted very little to kindle the smouldering embers of dissatisfaction into a flame, and this little was soon forthcoming.
In the street I met a masker hurrying onward through the night, And something in his bearing told of one I called a friend.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "masker" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: impersonator; incognito; mummer
