marquise
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noun, plural mar·quis·es [-kee-ziz; French -keez] .
[-kee-ziz; French -keez] . 
zɪz1.
the wife or widow of a marquis.
2.
a lady holding the rank equal to that of a marquis.
3.
Jewelry.
a.
Also called marquise cut. a gem cut, especially for a diamond, yielding a low pointed oval with many facets, usually 58.
b.
a gem cut in this style, especially a diamond. Compare navette.
4.
5.
Also called marquise chair. French Furniture. a wide bergère.
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | (in various countries) another word for marchioness |
| 2. | a. a gemstone, esp a diamond, cut in a pointed oval shape and usually faceted |
| b. a piece of jewellery, esp a ring, set with such a stone or with an oval cluster of stones | |
| 3. | another name for marquee |
| [C18: from French, feminine of | |
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Example sentences
The marquise has a disagreeable day for her journey.
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