noun
- plural of marchpane; confections made of marzipan or almond paste, often molded into decorative shapes
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The medieval banquet featured elaborate marchpanes shaped like castles and animals.
- Renaissance cookbooks contained detailed recipes for making marchpanes.
- The confectioner’s marchpanes were prized for their intricate designs.
- At the royal feast, golden marchpanes adorned the dessert table.
- Historical accounts describe marchpanes as luxury items for the wealthy.
- The museum’s collection includes molds once used to shape marchpanes.