marchesa [mahr-key-zuh; Italian mahr-ke-zah] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural mar·che·se [mahr-key-zey; Italian mahr-ke-ze] /mɑrˈkeɪ zeɪ; Italian mɑrˈkɛ zɛ/.
- an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- the wife or widow of a marchese.
Origin of marchesa 1790–1800; Italian; feminine of marchese Examples from the Web for marchesa Contemporary Examples of marchesa
Weinstein Heir in Play: Marchesa co-designer Georgina Chapman gave birth to a son last Thursday, sources tell Page Six.
Daft Punk Stars in Saint Laurent Ads; Georgina Chapman Reportedly “Produces a Weinstein Heir”
The Fashion Beast Team
April 15, 2013
Pearl by Georgina Chapman of Marchesa will launch on March 1st, ranging in price from $70 to $100.
Georgina Chapman Designs for J.C. Penny; Chuck Hagel’s Fashion Grade
The Fashion Beast Team
February 21, 2013
And Ariel, of The Little Mermaid, has exchanged her wide-eyed innocence for a cleavage-baring Marchesa gown and a suggestive pose.
Disney Characters Are Slimmed Down For Barneys and Harrods Holiday Campaigns
Misty White Sidell
November 6, 2012
In the past few years, Marchesa has become a celebrity favorite.
Backstage at Marchesa Spring/Summer 2013
Isabel Wilkinson, Kevin Tachman
September 14, 2012
Marchesa is a brand about fantasy and otherworldliness, not the kind of glamour that unfolds on 42nd Street.
Backstage at Marchesa Spring/Summer 2013
Isabel Wilkinson, Kevin Tachman
September 14, 2012
Historical Examples of marchesa
Lorenzi and the Marchesa were strolling in the dusk across the greensward.
Arthur Schnitzler
The Marchesa waddled in a manner that was extremely distasteful to Casanova.
Arthur Schnitzler
I expect the Marchesa got him an extension of leave from the Colonel.
Arthur Schnitzler
The Marchesa glanced at Mrs. Sinclair, and then struck a hand-bell on the table.
The Cook’s Decameron: A Study in Taste:
Mrs. W. G. Waters
“No one can complain of papery ices here,” said the Marchesa.
The Cook’s Decameron: A Study in Taste:
Mrs. W. G. Waters
British Dictionary definitions for marchesa marchesa noun plural -se (-ze)
- (in Italy) the wife or widow of a marchese; marchioness