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
"It's a good thing that you've put so much marchpane on it," he said.
From The Indian Lily and Other Stories by Lewisohn, Ludwig
Away with the join-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate:—good thou, save me a piece of marchpane; and as thou loves me, let the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell.—
From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William
Little George, then two and a half years old, had been taken suddenly ill after a supper on marchpane and plum broth, washed down by Christmas ale.
From Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The friends of his house sent peacocks and pheasants by the dozen, and huge pies of marchpane, and game in quantities.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington
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