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Marquesan, n. and a.|mɑːˈkeɪsən, -z-|
[f. Marquesas Islands in the Pacific + -an.]
A. n. One of the Polynesian aborigines of the Marquesas Islands; also, the language spoken by them.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Marquesas Islands.
1799J. Wilson Missionary Voy. S. Pacific 138 Several of the Marquesans were continually plaguing the captain to take them to Otaheite. 1837Evangelical Mag. Aug. 395 The spiritual enemies, which the Marquesan islanders have to encounter. 1845J. Coulter Adventures Pacific xii. 155 Any liability to capsize is counteracted by the out⁓rigger that all the Marquesan canoes have attached to them. Ibid. xiv. 211 Eight or ten nuts (commonly known as the candle-nut, from their emitting a bright flame, and being used by Marquesans as a substitute for candles) are strung on a piece of reed. 1896R. L. Stevenson In South Seas i. ii. 13 The alarms and sudden councils of Marquesan chiefs. 1919F. O'Brien White Shadows South Seas iii. 28 Hence descended the Marquesans, vikings of the Pacific, in giant canoes, and sprang upon the fighting men of the Tahitians. Ibid. ix. 96 The Catholic chants sung thus in Marquesan took on a wild barbaric rhythm that thrilled the blood. 1936V. A. Demant Christian Polity xi. 192 In regard to..Oceania..mention need only be made of..the effigies of chiefs among the Marquesans. 1969J. H. Vance Deadly Isles (1970) xvi. 118 A massive white-haired Marquesan with a face carved from teak. 1974Listener 21 Nov. 679/2 The pathetic dependence of the Marquesans on imported foodstuffs. Ibid., Curiosity about ancient Marquesan culture. |