Marie Antoinette

[ muh-ree an-twuh-net, an-tuh-; French ma-ree ahn-twa-net ]

noun

1. Joséphe Jeanne Marie Antoinette, 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI; executed in the French Revolution (daughter of Maria Theresa; sister of Joseph II, Leopold II).

Marie Antoinette

/ mari ɑ̃twanɛt /

noun

1. Marie Antoinette17551793FFrenchAustrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1755–93, queen of France (1774–93) by marriage to Louis XVI of France. Her opposition to reform during the Revolution contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; guillotined

Marie Antoinette

1. A French queen, born in Austria , who was beheaded on the guillotine during the French Revolution . Her husband, King Louis XVI , was also beheaded.

Example Sentences

From June 1791 to August 1792, as Marie Antoinette and the rest of the royal family were confined to Paris’ Tuileries Palace following an escape attempt, the queen managed a clandestine correspondence with Swedish Count Axel von Fersen.

From Science News

As the song’s second verse begins, the video turns to the Colosseum, where Lil Nas emerges shackled in a Marie Antoinette-like wig.

From Time

Her claims of being “dead broke” or “not truly well off” sound almost as empathetic as Marie Antoinette telling folks to eat cake.

From The Daily Beast

Think Marie Antoinette and her semi-public dressing rituals.

From The Daily Beast

His first profile will focus on the style of Marie Antoinette with contemporary portrait artist Elizabeth Peyton.

From The Daily Beast

Screenplays for Marie Antoinette, The Women, and Madame Curie fizzled.

From The Daily Beast

But at its most fully realized moments the trend recalls Marie Antoinette.

From The Daily Beast

We should tell of the ormolu mounts of the little table, and how it really once belonged to Marie Antoinette.

From Project Gutenberg

Marie Antoinette read the letter, but not understanding it, twisted it up into a taper and lighted it at her candle.

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The guests, about forty, all approved by Marie Antoinette, included members of both the rival sets at Court.

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He could hear their shouts of triumph and the shameless cries of the women against Marie Antoinette.

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Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, would not be tied up to any rules as a girl.

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