marqueen.
/mɑːˈkiː/, U.S. /mɑrˈki/ 1. A tent large enough to hold many people (now usually one used for social or commercial functions). Formerly also: †an officer's field tent (obsolete). Also in marquee tent.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > tent > [noun] > other types of tent
tenticle1548
pal1656
marquee1690
gourbi1738
marquise1749
yurt1780
bell-tent1785
kibitka1799
shuldari1808
fly-tent1816
Swiss cottage1820
skin house1826
big tent1843
ridge tent1846
brush tent1862
dog tent1862
shelter tent1862
wall-tent1862
wedge tent1862
pup tent1863
A tent1863
tupik1864
tentlet1879
choom1889
pyramid1889
tortoise tent1890
safari tent1926
tent-sack1940
tent-trailer1963
tepee1970
trailer tent1971
Whillans box1971
society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun] > encamping > officer's tent
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praetorium1600
marquee1690
marquise1749
1690 London Gaz. No. 2542/4 A good Marquee, two French Tents.
1755 N.Y. Jrnl. 30 Mar. 3/2 They brought two markee tents, and pitched them within about ten yards of the meetinghouse.
1758 London Chron. 19–22 Aug. 173/3 General Abercrombie would not suffer any of the officers to carry any chests, beds, or markees, with them.
1774 M. Mackenzie Treat. Maritim Surv. 106 A Captain's Tent and Marki.
1775 in Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1890) XV. 15 Ninety marquee or officers tents.
1812 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 99 The..band was stationed in a marquee on the lawn.
1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son II. xv. 118 A summer-room, exactly of the form and colour of a markee.
1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 218/2 Benjamin Edgington, Marquee and Tent Manufacturer.
1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 7 Nov. 3/2 The meeting was held in a marquee erected behind the Fountain Hotel.
1902 H. James Wings of Dove i. x. 231 The marquee that had been erected on a stretch of sward as a temple of refreshment.
1920 S. Lewis Main St. xix. 237 She liked the plain benches, the portable stage under its red marquee, the great tent over all.
1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William ix. 182 The domestics of the Brown household were busy arranging refreshments in a marquee in the garden.
1988 G. Adair Holy Innocents 101 A row of striped marquee tents had been erected there.
2. Originally and chiefly U.S. A canopy projecting over the main entrance to a building; spec. such a canopy at a theatre, cinema, etc., on which details of the entertainment or performers are displayed. Cf. Compounds 2.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > other projecting parts
jetty1422
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jutty1519
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bowa1723
sweep1726
foreshot1839
marquee1926
podium1954
society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > [noun] > roster of performers, etc. (the billing)
marquee1926
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > other parts of theatre > [noun] > canopy above main entrance
marquee1926
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > film show > a cinema > [noun] > part of
marquee1926
1926 Amer. Speech 1 283/2 Marquee, the front door or main entrance of the big top.
1931 Amer. Mercury Nov. 353/1 Marquee, the canopy at the main entrance [of a circus].
1933 Billboard 8 July 24/1 The marquee of the Rivoli, where Samarang is playing, reads: ‘One of the most exciting films ever shown’.
1967 Boston Globe 5 Apr. 56/5 British actors mean little on an American movie marquee and Sherlock Holmes always seems old-fashioned.
1977 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 19 Dec. 3/4 The Capitol Theatre remains..unaltered, apart from a new marquee some years ago.
1981 L. R. Banks Writing on Wall v. 40 It was a big, tall building with lots of fancy-work on the front, and a marquee like a cinema.
1993 Daily Tel. 15 July 21/3 At the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation there's an electric marquee that goes through this routine: Low Self Esteem? Failed Marriage? Tired Of Losing? Relationship Difficulties? Come In Now!
Compounds
C1. attributive in sense 2 (originally and chiefly U.S.): designating a celebrity, star attraction, etc., whose name appears or is worthy to appear in the billing of a film, show, etc., or (allusively) who has achieved great fame and popularity.
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society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > [adjective] > (of a name) appearing on a marquee
marquee1978
1978 Washington Post 2 Apr. k6/1 It's very difficult to run a jazz club successfully unless you have a great many marquee names,..and these marquee names cost too much now.
1986 Los Angeles Times Mag. 30 Nov. 28/3 A major factor in the rise of the league has been an influx of marquee players.
1992 Basketball Digest Apr. 34/2 He was a marquee guy in the league. You thought NBA, and his was one of the first names that came to mind.
1994 Denver Post 16 Jan. a13/1 The case capped her rise to prominence as..one of the few women in the nation to attain marquee status in criminal law.
C2.
marquee coop n. U.S. a tent-shaped hen-coop.
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1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 122 The marquee coop.
marquee value n. the ability to attract a large audience, ‘pulling power’; cf. sense 2.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > ability to attract audience
marquee value1980
1980 N.Y. Times 16 June c6/3 He has marquee-value looks, a gentle, friendly face. He is personable, friendly, attractive, witty, a family man.
1984 Christian Sci. Monitor 27 Mar. 20/2 Whenever Jack Nicklaus, whose name still has enormous marquee value, plays a major tournament.., ratings reportedly go up 3 percent.
1997 Boxing News 19 Dec. 12/1 He turned 38 on December 11, but remains an elusive counter puncher who, if he does not actually win, can reduce an opponent's marquee value by making him look bad.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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