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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Marc \Marc\, noun [F.] The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Marc \Marc\, noun [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. 2. A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence. 3. A German coin and money of account. See {Mark}. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: |
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