marquise
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.
Origin of marquise
1- Also British, marchioness (for defs. 1, 2).
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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.
Mabille particularly likes Mata Hari or The marquise de Montespan as women of intrigue.
No; there I stood, half-astonished, half-abashed while the marquise continued on her knees and made her silent orisons.
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 SabatiniThe marquise looked at her, her face manifesting no offence at the almost insulting words.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for marquise
/ (mɑːˈkiːz, French markiz) /
(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)
Origin of marquise
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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