mar|quee

mar|quee
mar|quee «mahr KEE», noun, adjective.
–noun.
1. a rooflike shelter over an entrance, especially of a theater or hotel. Theater marquees usually display the names of shows being featured. »

At eight o'clock I'd been waiting fifteen minutes under the marquee of the Bellevue theatre (Maclean's).

2. Especially British. a large tent with sides that can be rolled up, often put up for some outdoor entertainment or exhibition.
–adjective.
recognized by the public; able to draw an audience: »

a marquee player in the Women's National Basketball Association.

╂[new singular < French marquise < Old French (tente) marquise large tent for officers, (literally) for a marquis]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sou mar|kee — or sou mar|quee «SOO mahr KEE»,U.S. 1. sou marqué. 2. a trifling sum or amount; little or nothing: »…he didn t have a sou markee (George Ade). ╂[American English < French sou marqué] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • marquee — mar|quee [ma:ˈki: US ma:r ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: marquise wife of a marquis ] 1.) BrE a large tent at an outdoor event or large party, used especially for eating or drinking in 2.) AmE a large sign above the door of a theatre or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • marquee — mar•quee [[t]mɑrˈki[/t]] n. 1) archit. a projecting structure over the entrance to a building, esp. a theater or hotel 2) brit. a large outdoor tent for sheltering a party or reception 3) cvb superlative; headlining: a marquee basketball… …   From formal English to slang

  • markee — Marquee Mar*quee , n. [F. marquise, misunderstood as a plural; prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See {Marquis}.] A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank. [Written also {markee}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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