[1485–95; ‹ F, dial. var. of massepain, marcepain ‹ It marzapane, orig. sugar-candy box, perh. ‹ Ar mawthabān a seated king]This word is first recorded in the period 1485–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: infancy, invade, reject, resonance, slant
Examples of 'marchpane' in a sentence
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This was a chess board of 'marchpane'.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I remember calling the marchpane marzipan, and getting such a scolding about it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Wafers, marchpane, coriander comfits: the recipes are fascinating, and there are many delicious iced gems of information scattered alongside them.