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Definition of: marquise
(mär·kēz′) noun
1. The wife or widow of a French marquis.
2. An ornamental hood over a door; a marquee.
3. In gem–cutting, a pointed oval form, especially for diamonds.
4. A ring set with an oval cluster of gemstones. [<F, fem. of marquis a marquis]
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