marquise

noun6

1. •
   An oval cut gemstone with pointed ends.
2. •
   (historical) A marchioness, especially one who is French.
3. •
   A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.
4. •
   A marquee.
5. •
   A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.

   • The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door. — 1907
6. •
   (historical) A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.