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wedding cake

–noun
1. a white cake, traditionally in tiered layers, covered with white icing and decorated.
2. (in England) a fruit cake, similar in appearance.

Origin:
1640–50

wed⋅ding-cake

[wed-ing-keyk]
–adjective
highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.

Origin:
1875–80
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wed·ding-cake   (wěd'ĭng-kāk')
adj.  Of or being a highly ornate architectural style.

[From the detailed decoration typical of wedding cakes.]
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