marc

Definition

The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.

Etymology

From Middle French marc, from Old French marcher (“to trample”).

Example Sentences

• "There were a few men in the café sitting with coffee and glasses of kirsch or marc on the tables."
• "The fire was restoked and the army of wine-bottles gave way to a smaller phalanx of brandies, Armagnacs and Marcs, to offset the large bowls of coffee from which rose plumes of fragrance."