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marquise

/mahr-keez; French mar-keez/US // mɑrˈkiz; French marˈkiz //UK // (mɑːˈkiːz, French markiz) //

侯爵夫人,侯爵,侯赛因,马奎斯

Related Words

empress女皇,皇后,帝后,女皇帝 queen女王,王后,皇后,女皇 baroness男爵夫人,女男爵,女爵,男爵女士 lady女士,夫人,小姐,淑女 archduchess大公夫人,大主教夫人,女公爵,大公国夫人 countess女伯爵,伯爵夫人,女爵,女爵士 gentlewoman女郎,妇人,女士,绅士 duchess公爵夫人,女公爵,公主殿下,女爵 peeress女同胞,女同胞们,女农民,女教师 princess公主,公主殿下 contessa竞争者,竞争者的,竞争性的

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
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.
- : British. marquee.
- : Also called marquise chair .French Furniture. a wide bergère.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as innoblewoman

Forms: marquises

Synonyms

archduchess大公夫人,大主教夫人,女公爵,大公国夫人 baroness男爵夫人,女男爵,女爵,男爵女士 countess女伯爵,伯爵夫人,女爵,女爵士 duchess公爵夫人,女公爵,公主殿下,女爵 empress女皇,皇后,帝后,女皇帝 gentlewoman女郎,妇人,女士,绅士 lady女士,夫人,小姐,淑女 peeress女同胞,女同胞们,女农民,女教师 princess公主,公主殿下 queen女王,王后,皇后,女皇 contessa竞争者,竞争者的,竞争性的

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.
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.
"And you will find them none so ready to send soldiers all this way, Marquise," the Seneschal comforted her.
Marius frowned darkly, but before he could speak, Tressan was insinuating a compliment to the Marquise.
The Marquise looked at her, her face manifesting no offence at the almost insulting words.

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