marquee : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: marquee	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for marquee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marquee n large and often sumptuous tent Synonym(s): pavilion, marquee permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. Synonym(s): marquee, marquise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]