marzipan
a confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables.
Origin of marzipan
1- Also called marchpane.
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How to use marzipan in a sentence
Those few women, such as Kopit Levien, who have made it through the marzipan layer to the head of their organizations, are in a position to change entrenched cultures for the benefit of the next generation of female media professionals.
‘It’s OK if someone wants to work 3 or 4 days a week’: How female news leaders are changing media culture for women | Jessica Davies | April 15, 2021 | DigidayNo chocolate or marzipan egg can touch the allure of a fluffy, perfectly baked bebinca.
How I Tried (and Failed) And Tried Again to Master the Goan Bebinca Cake | Joanna Lobo | April 1, 2021 | EaterOther versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTmarzipan Flowers tells the story of Hadas Regal, a 48-year-old woman living on a kibbutz in southern Israel.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos | Itay Hod | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Tal Kallai is a gay man who does drag, playing a coke-dealing and fast-talking transgender woman in ‘marzipan Flowers.’
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos | Itay Hod | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese pricey objects with their eye-popping profit margins were gussied up and served up like marzipan sweets.
Miuccia Prada and Emporio Armani: Milan Spring 2013 Collections | Robin Givhan | September 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBig lumps of solid gold, what'll buy a whole shopful of toys, and tons of best London mixture and marzipan.
In the evening, while I was absent, Lola stole some marzipan.
Lola | Henny KindermannRoll out the marzipan an inch thick and cut into rounds or squares.
Candy-Making at Home | Mary M. WrightSo it was from the burnt almonds and the two sticks of marzipan.
A Young Girl's Diary | An Anonymous Young GirlFor when we were in the street Father asked me: Why did Hella say that about marzipan?
A Young Girl's Diary | An Anonymous Young Girl
British Dictionary definitions for marzipan
/ (ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn) /
a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweets: Also called (esp formerly): marchpane
informal of or relating to the stratum of middle managers in a financial institution or other business: marzipan layer job losses
Origin of marzipan
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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