Marc
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɑːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Marc is a noun meaning The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
Meaning
The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
More Meanings
- An alcoholic spirit distilled from the marc of grapes.
- (historical, uncommon) Alternative form of mark (“various half-pound units of mass, various European currencies”).
Example Sentences
There were a few men in the café sitting with coffee and glasses of kirsch or marc on the tables.
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.
Word Forms
- marcs
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