marquise
[mahr-keez; French mar-keez]
- 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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Origin of marquise
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Examples from the Web for marquise
Contemporary Examples
In 1745, Louis XV took as mistress one of the most notorious celebrities in all of Europe, the Marquise de Pompadour.
Mabille particularly likes Mata Hari or The Marquise de Montespan as women of intrigue.
Historical Examples
A very poor woman, to whom I have sometimes given a little assistance, pretends to be a relation of the Marquise de Pompadour.
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, CompleteMadame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe
The fair Marquise was more than a mere leader of wit and fashion.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, CompleteMadame La Marquise De Montespan
Certain ciphers had to be used, and to these the Marquise had the key.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, CompleteMadame La Marquise De Montespan
"There is a God in heaven, madame," she reminded the Marquise.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
The Marquise stepped back a pace; idly, one might have thought; not so thought Garnache.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
marquise
- (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)
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Word Origin
C18: from French, feminine of marquis
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