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Canape vs Marquee - What's the difference?

canape | marquee |

As a noun canape

is settee, couch.

As a verb marquee is

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canape

English

(wikipedia canapé)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An hors d’oeuvre, a bite size slice open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
  • A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa.

    • marquee

    English

    (wikipedia marquee)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, NZ) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
  • (US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
  • (US) By generalization, used for lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
  • (Internet) A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
  • (computing) In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.
    • Rectangular Marquee Tool

    Synonyms

    * (lights that turn on and off in sequence) chase lights, chaser lights * (computing) marching ants