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Meaning of MARC

Pronunciation:  mârk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
 
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 See Also: brandy

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Marc\, n. [F.]
    The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit,
    particularly of grapes.
    
  2. \Marc\, n. [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}.
    
 

 

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