mascaron
[ mas-kuh-ron ]
/ ˈmæs kəˌrɒn /
noun Architecture.
Origin of mascaron
Words nearby mascaron
masc.,
mascagni,
mascara,
mascarene grass,
mascarene islands,
mascaron,
mascarpone,
mascle,
mascon,
mascot,
mascouche
Example sentences from the Web for mascaron
Mascaron is chiefly remembered for his Oraison on that same death of Turenne which gave occasion to so many orators.
A Short History of French Literature |George SaintsburyCompared with those of Bossuet, the funeral orations of Mascaron are weak, and his style is lifeless.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Mascaron has the older fault of prodigal and somewhat indiscriminate erudition.