This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
marquisette
[ mahr-kuh-zet, -kwuh- ]
/ ˌmɑr kəˈzɛt, -kwə- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a lightweight open fabric of leno weave in cotton, rayon, silk, or nylon.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby marquisette
Marquette, Márquez, marquis, marquisate, marquise, marquisette, Marquis of Queensberry rules, Marrakech, Marrakesh, marram grass, Marranism
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for marquisette
marquisette
/ (ˌmɑːkɪˈzɛt, -kwɪ-) /
noun
a leno-weave fabric of cotton, silk, etc
Word Origin for marquisette
C20: from French, diminutive of marquise
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012