What is a grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage called?
manducus — A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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