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Pronunciation : Marc
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.]
Definition : Defn: The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Marc
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. m?rk, perh. akin to E. mark a sign. 106, 273.] [Written also mark.]
Definition : 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