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Definition of 'marc'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) marc.
Noun
( en-noun)
The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
An alcoholic spirit distilled from the marc of grapes.
* 1929 , (Ernest Hemingway), A Farewell to Arms , Folio Society 2008, p. 298:
- There were a few men in the café sitting with coffee and glasses of kirsch or marc on the tables.
* 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 60:
- The fire was restoked and the army of wine-bottles gave way to a smaller phalanx of brandies, Armagnacs and Marcs , to offset the large bowls of coffee from which rose plumes of fragrance.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
* mark
Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete) A weight of various commodities, especially of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.
(obsolete) A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.
(obsolete) A German coin and money of account; the mark.
( Webster 1913)
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