marchpane
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march·pane
(märch′pān′)n. Archaic
Marzipan.
[Ultimately (perhaps partly via German Marzipan obsolete French marcepain and influenced by obsolete English pain, bread) from Italian marzapane; see marzipan.]
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marchpane
(ˈmɑːtʃˌpeɪn)n
(Cookery) an archaic word for marzipan1
[C15: from French]
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march•pane
(ˈmɑrtʃˌpeɪn)n.
[1485–95; < French, dial. variant of massepain, marcepain < Italian marzapane]
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Noun | 1. | marchpane - almond paste and egg whites |
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