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marzipan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun marzipan has 1 sense
- marzipan(n = noun.food) marchpane - almond paste and egg whites; Array is a kind of candy, confect
CIDE DICTIONARY
marzipan, n.
A confection made of almonds and sugar mixed into a paste and molded into shapes. Same as marchpane. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
marzipan, n. & v.
--n.
1 a paste of ground almonds, sugar, etc., made up into small cakes etc., or used to coat large cakes.
2 a piece of marzipan.
--v.tr. (marzipanned, marzipanning) cover with or as with marzipan.
--n.
1 a paste of ground almonds, sugar, etc., made up into small cakes etc., or used to coat large cakes.
2 a piece of marzipan.
--v.tr. (marzipanned, marzipanning) cover with or as with marzipan.
Etymology
G f. It. marzapane
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