MARQUISETTE


Meaning of MARQUISETTE in English

[ ˌmα:kɪ'zɛt ]

■ noun a fine, light, gauze fabric, now chiefly used for net curtains.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Fr., dimin. of marquise .

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