marquise
Rank below duchess
A marquise is the wife or widow of a marquis, or a woman holding that rank in her own right—the French equivalent of marchioness.
The term also names a gem cut in an elongated oval with pointed ends, resembling an eye or boat shape: a diamond in a marquise cut.
A marquise ring features this distinctive shape.
Woman of ducal rank
- countessFeminine noble rank
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- viscountessNobleman's wife or widow
- noblewomanFemale of high birth
peerage · aristocracy · title · lady · dame · gentlewoman · highborn · blueblood
Curved like a hull
- pointedTapering to a tip
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- facetPlane on cut stone
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
sparkle · fire · scintillation · symmetry · girdle · pavilion · carat · clarity
Mounted overhead shelter
- shelterProtected place or structure
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
- fabricWoven or knit material
outdoor · entrance · doorway · storefront · projection · cover · protection · sunshade
duchess
Woman of ducal rank
- countessFeminine noble rank
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- viscountessNobleman's wife or widow
noblewoman · peerage · aristocracy · title · lady · dame · gentlewoman · highborn · blueblood · patrician
boat-shaped
Curved like a hull
brilliance · sparkle · fire · scintillation · symmetry · girdle · pavilion · carat · clarity · setting
awning
Mounted overhead shelter
- shelterProtected place or structure
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
fabric · outdoor · entrance · doorway · storefront · projection · cover · protection · sunshade · tent
ganache
Chocolate-cream confection blend
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- filledMade full, occupied
- confectionElaborate sweet preparation
bonbon · praline · dark · milk · cocoa · patisserie · Belgian · French · piped · molded
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- 18th century nobilityduke, duchess, earl, countess, baron
- French Nobilitycomte, baron, baroness, countess, duchess
- almond shapesoval, ellipse, vesica piscis, ovoid, almond eye
- quillingcoils, spirals, scrolls, strips, rolls
- jewelryearrings, bracelet, necklaces, necklace, rings
marquiseround cut
Circular faceted gem shape
cushion cut · princess cut · emerald cut · square cut · cabochon
- Marquis de SadeWriter whose name became perversion
- Marquis de LafayetteFrench Revolution-era aristocrat, American ally