marquise

[ mahr-keez; French mar-keez ]

/ mɑrˈkiz; French marˈkiz /

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noun, plural mar·quis·es

[mahr-kee-ziz; French mar-keez]. /mɑrˈki zɪz; French marˈkiz/.

the wife or widow of a marquis.

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

Jewelry.

Also called marquise cut . a gem cut, especially for a diamond, yielding a low pointed oval with many facets, usually 58.
a gem cut in this style, especially a diamond.Compare navette.

(often used with a plural verb)British. marquee (def. 3).

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

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Also British, marchioness (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin of marquise

1700–10; <French; feminine of marquis

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH marquise

marque, marquee, marquess, marquis, marquise

Words nearby marquise

marquetry, Marquette, Márquez, marquis, marquisate, marquise, marquisette, Marquis of Queensberry rules, Marrakech, Marrakesh, marram grass

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How to use marquise in a sentence

In 1745, Louis XV took as mistress one of the most notorious celebrities in all of Europe, the Marquise de Pompadour.
What Is Romanticism?|Jimmy So|September 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Mabille particularly likes Mata Hari or The Marquise de Montespan as women of intrigue.
Salt's Spy Style|Stephanie LaCava|July 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
No; there I stood, half-astonished, half-abashed while the Marquise continued on her knees and made her silent orisons.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Her voice was stern; it bore to the girl's ears a subtle, unworded repetition of the threat the Marquise had already voiced.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

"And you will find them none so ready to send soldiers all this way, Marquise," the Seneschal comforted her.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Marius frowned darkly, but before he could speak, Tressan was insinuating a compliment to the Marquise.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The Marquise looked at her, her face manifesting no offence at the almost insulting words.
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British Dictionary definitions for marquise

marquise

/ (mɑːˈkiːz, French markiz) /

noun

(in various countries) another word for marchioness

a gemstone, esp a diamond, cut in a pointed oval shape and usually faceted
a piece of jewellery, esp a ring, set with such a stone or with an oval cluster of stones

another name for marquee (def. 2)

Word Origin for marquise

C18: from French, feminine of marquis

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