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marc
(märk)n.
1. See pomace.
2. Brandy distilled from fermented grape or apple pomace.
[French, from Old French march, from marchier, to trample; see march1.]
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marc
(mɑːk; French mar)n
1. (Brewing) the remains of grapes or other fruit that have been pressed for wine-making
2. (Brewing) a brandy distilled from these
[C17: from French, from Old French marchier to trample (grapes), march1]
Marc
(German mark)n
(Biography) Franz (frants). 1880–1916, German expressionist painter; cofounder with Kandinsky of the Blaue Reiter group (1911). He is noted for his symbolic compositions of animals
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marc
(mɑrk; Fr. mar)n.
1. the residue of skins and pips of grapes after the juice is expressed.
2. brandy distilled from this residue.
[1595–1605; < Middle French, derivative of marcher to tread (upon); see march1]
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| Noun | 1. |  marc - made from residue of grapes or apples after pressingbrandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice |
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