marquisette

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noun

A sheer cotton fabric used for mosquito nets and curtains

OriginFrench marquise →
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Meanings

nounmarquisette (countable and uncountable, plural marquisettes)

plural marquisettes

  1. countableuncountableA sheer cotton fabric used for mosquito nets and curtains

Origin

  1. Frenchmarquise
  2. Englishmarquisette

Diminutive of French marquise

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APA

marquisette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marquisette

MLA

“marquisette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marquisette. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marquisette,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marquisette.

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