Bergamask

See also: bergamask

English

Alternative forms

• Bergomask

Etymology

From the Italian bergamasco (“from Bergamo”), itself from German Bergheim (“mountain home”).

Adjective

Bergamask (not comparable)

1. Of or characteristic of Bergamo, Italy.
   • c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

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

Noun

Bergamask (plural Bergamasks)

1. A native or inhabitant of Bergamo
2. A rustic dance, supposedly typical of the region

Anagrams

• bagmakers