marquise

[mahr-keez; French mar-keez]

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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.
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.Compare navette.

(often used with a plural verb) British. marquee(def 3).
Also called marquise chair. French Furniture. a wide bergère.

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

Origin of marquise

1700–10; < French; feminine of marquis

Can be confusedmarque marquee marquess marquis marquise

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Related Words for marquise

empress, queen, baroness, lady, marquise, archduchess, countess, gentlewoman, duchess, peeress, princess, contessa

Examples from the Web for marquise

Contemporary Examples of marquise

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
Mabille particularly likes Mata Hari or The Marquise de Montespan as women of intrigue.
Salt's Spy Style
Stephanie LaCava
July 23, 2010

Historical Examples of marquise

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, Complete
Madame 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, Complete
Madame La Marquise De Montespan
Certain ciphers had to be used, and to these the Marquise had the key.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete
Madame La Marquise De Montespan
"There is a God in heaven, madame," she reminded the Marquise.
St. Martin's Summer
Rafael Sabatini
The Marquise stepped back a pace; idly, one might have thought; not so thought Garnache.
St. Martin's Summer
Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for marquise

marquise

noun

(in various countries) another word for marchioness
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
another name for marquee (def. 2)

Word Origin for marquise

C18: from French, feminine of marquis

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