marc

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Marc \Marc\, n. [F.] The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

2.A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence. [1913 Webster]

3.A German coin and money of account. See Mark. [1913 Webster]

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