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Definition of Marquees
1. marquee [n] - See also: marquee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marquees
Literary usage of Marquees
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1853)
"Field-Marshal the marquees of Anglesey, KG, GCB, supported by Col. the Duke of
The baton of a Field-Marshal of the British Army, borne on a black velvet ..."
2. Hansard's Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard (1883)
"Now, anything that could be done to remedy that state of matters obviously should
be done at once ; and he appealed to the noble Marquess (the marquees of ..."
3. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1859)
"Handsome marquees of snowy canvas were also to be found, where the most fa^ti-
dious epicure could gratify his tastes, and win ie wine and viands of the ..."
4. The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church Or by Joseph Lemuel Chester (1876)
"... marquees of Mon- tandre, Field Marshall of England, Master General of the
Ordnance, Privy Councillor of Ireland, and Governor of Guernsey :4 in a vault ..."
5. Army Hygiene by Charles Alexander Gordon (1866)
"ENGLISH Bell Tents—Number for a Regiment—English marquees—Camp space in ...
ENGLISH marquees.—The English hospital mar- quee consists of two layers of ..."
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