'marzipan' definitions:
Definition of 'marzipan'
From: GCIDE
- Marchpane \March"pane`\, n. [Cf. It. marzapane,Sp. pan,. massepain, prob. fr. L. maza frumenty (Gr. ma^za) + L. panis bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor.] A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar. Called also marzipan. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'marzipan'
From: GCIDE
- marzipan \mar"zi*pan`\ (m[aum]r"z[i^]*p[a^]n`), n. A confection made of almonds and sugar mixed into a paste and molded into shapes. Same as marchpane. [PJC]