marchpane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of marchpane
1485–95; < French, dialectal variant of massepain, marcepain < Italian marzapane, originally sugar-candy box, perhaps < Arabic mawthabān a seated king
Vocabulary lists containing marchpane
Example Sentences
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One day she and I were in the kitchen, watching Mandy make marchpane.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Hee-hehee!' he cried; 'give me your sweetmeats! out with your cakes, marchpane and sugar-stick, gingerbread cakes!
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm
He ate heartily and quickly, while the two waited for him and nibbled at marchpane.
From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Benson, Robert Hugh
Cecil arrived at Cambridge the day before the queen to set all things in order, and received from the university a customary offering of two pairs of gloves, two sugarloaves, and a marchpane.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy
"They shall have none of the marchpane thou didst make yestere'en, Priscilla!" expostulated Desire Minter anxiously.
From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)
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