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MARC
marc
(noun) made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
marc (usually uncountable, plural marcs)
The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
An alcoholic spirit distilled from the marc of grapes.
Etymology 2
Noun
marc (plural marcs)
(obsolete) A weight of various commodities, especially of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.
(obsolete) A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.
(obsolete) A German coin and money of account; the mark.
Anagrams
• Cram, MRCA, cram, macr-, mrca
Etymology
Proper noun
Marc
A male given name from French, a French variant of Mark.
Anagrams
• Cram, MRCA, cram, macr-, mrca
Source: Wiktionary
Marc, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.
Marc, n. Etym: [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. mörk, perh. akin to E. mark a sign. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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