marquise

American  

[mahr-keez, mar-keez] / mɑrˈkiz, marˈkiz /

noun

marquises plural

1. the wife or widow of a marquis.

2. a lady holding the rank equal to that of a marquis.

3. Jewelry.

   1. Also called marquise cut.  a gem cut, especially for a diamond, yielding a low pointed oval with many facets, usually 58.

   2. a gem cut in this style, especially a diamond.

4. (often used with a plural verb) marquee.

5. Also called marquise chair.  French Furniture. a wide bergère.

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marquise British  

/ mɑːˈkiːz, markiz /

noun

1. (in various countries) another word for marchioness

2. 1. a gemstone, esp a diamond, cut in a pointed oval shape and usually faceted

   2. a piece of jewellery, esp a ring, set with such a stone or with an oval cluster of stones

3. another name for marquee

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• marquises
  plural

Etymology

Origin of marquise

1700–10; < French; feminine of marquis

Example Sentences

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marquise marquises

Its former elegance is such that local lore says it used to belong to a marquise.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

Front and center are the organization’s three Lombardi Trophies, each with a marquise diamond set atop.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

As a workaround, Erika Vetter plays a younger version of the marquise, enacting a telescoped version of her life.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

The details made Warner wonder who the marquise, who goes by Camille and is played by Australian Alice Englert in the series, was before.

From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2022

Angelique examined the gown of the marquise with absorbed interest.

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

“If those marquises came back to life and saw this house, they would surely die again,” joked Elayne Clavel, 26, wife of musician Villa.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

He became a close friend of counts, marquises and businesspeople, too.

From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2014

The list was spattered with landowners, containing 11 dukes, six marquises, 14 earls and nine viscounts.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2013

There are approximately 28 dukes, 42 marquises, 230 earls, 103 viscounts, 484 barons in the peerage at present, not including the 27 women who hold titles in their own right.

From Time Magazine Archive

Müller’s painting in the Louvre depicts, with singular graphicness, this dreadful place of detention, where princes and princesses, counts, marquises, bishops, and all ranks were herded amid an excruciating agony.

From Dumas' Paris by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)