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Definition of "marchpane" []

  • Archaic Marzipan. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "marchpane" in a sentence
  • "Upon our early stage a kind of biscuit -- a "marchpane" -- was consumed by the players when they required to eat upon the stage."
  • ""marchpane" — (a confection of bitter almonds and sugar) — representing the"
  • "I nibbled at a piece of marchpane and forced myself to smile."