Keystone
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| - | # A [[cover]], or partial cover, for the [[face]], used for disguise or protection | + | |
| - | #: ''a dancer's '''mask'''; a fencer's '''mask'''; a ball player's '''mask''''' | + | # The [[top]] [[stone]] of an [[arch]]. |
| - | # That which [[disguise]]s; a pretext or subterfuge. | + | |
| - | # A festive [[entertainment]] of dancing or other [[diversion]]s, where all wear masks; a [[masquerade]]; hence, a [[revel]]; a [[frolic]]; a [[delusive]] show - [[Bacon]] | + | '''Keystone''' may refer to: |
| - | #*[[Milton]]: | + | |
| - | #*:This thought might lead me through the world's vain '''mask'''. | + | * [[Keystone (architecture)]], a central stone or other piece at the apex of an arch or vault |
| - | #A dramatic [[performance]], formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters. | + | * [[Keystone Kops]], a silent movie series |
| - | # (''architecture'') A [[grotesque]] head or face, used to adorn [[keystone]]s and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also [[mascaron]]. | + | * [[Keystone Studios]], a movie studio |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *''[[The Masque of the Red Death]]'' | + | |
| - | *''[[Confessions of a Mask]]'' | + | |
| - | *[[Persona]] | + | |
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Keystone may refer to:
- Keystone (architecture), a central stone or other piece at the apex of an arch or vault
- Keystone Kops, a silent movie series
- Keystone Studios, a movie studio
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