marquisette Syllabification: (mar·qui·sette)Pronunciation: /ˌmärk(w)əˈzet/Definition of marquisette noun a fine light cotton, rayon, or silk gauze fabric, now chiefly used for net curtains. Origin: early 20th century: from French, diminutive of marquisemarquisette in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of marquisette in the British & World English dictionary