Crossword clues for marquise
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marquise \Mar`quise"\, n. [F. See Marquis, and cf. Marquee.] The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.
Wiktionary
n. A marchioness, especially one who is French.
WordNet
n. a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess [syn: marchioness]
permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: marquee]
Wikipedia
A marquise is a noblewoman with the rank of marquess, or the wife of a marquess.
Marquise may also refer to:
- Marquise, a brand of cigarettes made by Imperial Tobacco
- Marquise, Pas-de-Calais, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France
- Marquise, a diamond cut
- Marquise, a variant of the Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft
- Marquise (film), a 1997 French film
- Chocolate marquise, a rich chocolate dessert
- Marquise, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement in Canada
- A canopy in front of the entrance to a French building, often made of iron and glass
Marquise is a 1997 French dramatic film directed by Véra Belmont, and starring Sophie Marceau, Bernard Giraudeau, and Lambert Wilson. Written by Jean-François Josselin, Véra Belmont, Marcel Beaulieu, and Gérard Mordillat, the film is about a glorious dancer and actress who rises from obscurity to win the hearts of some of France's most prominent citizens, including Moliere, Racine, and King Louis XIV. She is helped in her career by a rotund comic, who falls in love with her, marries her, and brings her to Paris to launch her career. Despite her intimate involvement with other men, she keeps a special place in her heart reserved only for her unlikely spouse. Set in seventeenth century France, the film was shot on location in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, Italy, from September through December 1996.
Marquise was released on 20 August 1997 in France, and on 12 September 1997 in the United States. The film received generally positive reviews, with Variety magazine's Lisa Nesselson calling it "entertaining without being taxing", and Paul Fischer on the Urban Cinefile website calling it "masterful entertainment on a grand scale, an intelligent and fascinating insight into 17th century French society". Marquise was nominated for the AFI Fest Grand Jury Prize, the British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent Film, and the César Award for Best Music.
Usage examples of "marquise".
Always assuming that my lady the Marquise has reported accurately, there are other possible diagnoses.
Why has he not brought me a letter from the Duc de Choiseul or the Marquise de Pompadour?
Laslo spent his days working with different women and men, all wealthy, some as newsworthy as Marquise, but none quite as flamboyant.
Marchioness of Steyne was of the renowned and ancient family of the Caerlyons, Marquises of Camelot, who have preserved the old faith ever since the conversion of the venerable Druid, their first ancestor, and whose pedigree goes far beyond the date of the arrival of King Brute in these islands.
The rest are counts, marquises, and barons of the usual kind, some from Piedmont and some from Savoy.
And to show you how highly this industry was esteemed I will add that the Marquise himself superintended his workmen and helped in manufacturing this Doccia ware, as they styled their output.
It rained hard all night, and we made good time by way of Fecamp, Dieppe, Eu, Abbeville, Montreuil, Bologne, Marquise, and Calais, getting to Dunkerque a little after four, just in time to smell the smoke of a couple of bombs dropped by an aeroplane across the street from the office of the Prime Minister, upon whom I called.
Dieppe, Eu, Abbeville, Montreuil, Bologne, Marquise, and Calais, getting to Dunkerque a little after four, just in time to smell the smoke of a couple of bombs dropped by an aeroplane across the street from the office of the Prime Minister, upon whom I called.
This Phrasie or Marquise de Javelle, announces in one of her letters, that in February, 1853, she has given birth to a daughter, whom she has confided to some relatives of hers in the south, near Toulouse.
They remembered perfectly the Marquise de Javelle, which was but a nickname for a young and pretty laundress, whose real name was Euphrasie Taponnet.
Marquise de Javelle the Baroness de Thaller, was released for want of proper proof.
When, for instance, the Duc wearied of the lovely Madame de Polignac, this lady was so inflamed by hatred of her successor in his affections, the Marquise de Nesle, that she challenged her to a duel to the death in the Bois de Boulogne.
Though Theria received none of these letters, which were one by one handed over by Barbier to Desgrais, he all the same did go to Maestricht, where the marquise was to pass, of his own accord.
As soon as the king goes out to hunt, be at hand in the private apartments, and I will seize a favourable moment for introducing you to the famous marquise.
I was taking care of two ladies in the midst of the crowd, and the witty marquise was walking in front of us.