Manducus

Manducus
Manducus Man*du"cus, n. [L., fr. manducare to chew.] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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