marie
marie Lexical Profile
• noun
(usually capitalized) A female given name of French origin, equivalent to the English Mary.
"They decided to name their daughter Marie in honor of her French grandmother."
British (often capitalized, also 'Marie biscuit') A type of sweet, round, thin, plain biscuit made with wheat flour, sugar, and vanilla flavoring, traditionally eaten with tea.
"She served a plate of plain maries alongside the afternoon tea."
• Rhymes for marie
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French Marie, the standard French form of the female given name Mary (from Latin Maria, ultimately from Hebrew Miryam). The biscuit sense originates from the Marie biscuit created by the London bakery Peek Freans in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia to the Duke of Edinburgh.
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