marcella

¹ American  

[mahr-sel-uh] / mɑrˈsɛl ə /

noun

1. a cotton or linen fabric constructed in pique weave, used in the manufacture of vests, mats, etc.

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Marcella ² American  

[mahr-sel-uh] / mɑrˈsɛl ə /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Etymology

Origin of marcella

First recorded in 1805–15; alteration of Marseilles

Example Sentences

Marcella star Anna Friel is to play Claudia Winkleman in a sketch for this year's Comic Relief, alongside some recent stars of The Traitors such as Rachel Duffy and Faraaz Noor.

From BBC

Arnel Sancianco’s sets, Marcella Barbeau’s lighting and the more glittering of Jaymee Ngernwichit’s costumes seem to place us in a retro Euro-style disco world, where fun is typically a function of the strength of the cocktails consumed.

From Los Angeles Times

“Everything I was fed as a child was just my mother’s interpretation of like a Marcella Hazan recipe,” he laughed.

From Salon

Quintanilla would eventually step away from the group in the 1960s to start a family with Marcella Samora, whom he met in Tacoma, Wash., while serving in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

One recent day off, I had a few empty hours and decided I would fill them by trying to have some true fun making a sauce that tasted like fall to me — the way Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce, or Ina Garten’s garden pasta, feel emblematic of July down to my sun-baked bones.

From Salon