dictionary definitions for "marc"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  marc
      n 1: made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marc \Marc\, n. [F.]
     The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit,
     particularly of grapes.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marc \Marc\, n. [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. m["o]rk, perh.
     akin to E. mark a sign. [root]106, 273.] [Written also
     mark.]
     1. A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver,
        used in different European countries. In France and
        Holland it was equal to eight ounces.
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     2. A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to
        thirteen shillings and four pence.
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     3. A German coin and money of account. See Mark.
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