marchpane

[ mahrch-peyn ]

noun

Origin of marchpane

1
1485–95; <French, dialectal variant of massepain, marcepain<Italian marzapane, originally sugar-candy box, perhaps <Arabic mawthabān a seated king

Words Nearby marchpane

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How to use marchpane in a sentence

  • With a nod to a couple of Archbishops Lady marchpane led the way to a little gallery whither the crowd had not penetrated.

    Once a Week | Alan Alexander Milne
  • Folding his arms, he gazed steadily into Lady marchpane's still beautiful eyes.

    Once a Week | Alan Alexander Milne
  • I am no fonder of scandal than you are, but if you do not meet my wishes I shall certainly confess the truth to marchpane.

    Once a Week | Alan Alexander Milne
  • The best marchpane comes from Germany, that from Knigsberg being celebrated.

  • In "Romeo and Juliet" one of the servants says: "Good thou, save me a piece of marchpane."

    A Book of the Play | Dutton Cook

British Dictionary definitions for marchpane

marchpane

/ (ˈmɑːtʃˌpeɪn) /


noun
  1. an archaic word for marzipan (def. 1)

Origin of marchpane

1
C15: from French

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