marquise
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Its former elegance is such that local lore says it used to belong to a marquise.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Front and center are the organization’s three Lombardi Trophies, each with a marquise diamond set atop.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
As a workaround, Erika Vetter plays a younger version of the marquise, enacting a telescoped version of her life.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
The details made Warner wonder who the marquise, who goes by Camille and is played by Australian Alice Englert in the series, was before.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2022
The marquise was constantly surrounded by the attentive bevy of youths.
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
“If those marquises came back to life and saw this house, they would surely die again,” joked Elayne Clavel, 26, wife of musician Villa.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
He became a close friend of counts, marquises and businesspeople, too.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2014
The list was spattered with landowners, containing 11 dukes, six marquises, 14 earls and nine viscounts.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2013
Polo has traditionally been the exclusive sport of maharajahs, marquises and millionaires, and the game's stars still tend to be the rich and the royal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Phil was not used to meeting marquises; few work on construction gangs in the Southwest or are seen in New England villages.
From The Old Blood by Frederick Palmer
