made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
"After finishing our wine tasting, we were served a small glass of sweet marc to cleanse our palates."
The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
"The merchant calculated that the shipment's value would drop if converted from local pounds into marc before the Dutch border taxes were applied."
A weight of various commodities, especially of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.
In plain English: Marc is the solid leftover material from crushing grapes that remains after making wine.
"They poured the leftover marc from their bottles into the trash can."
Usage: Do not use "marc" to refer to old units of weight for gold or silver; that historical term is rarely understood today. Instead, reserve the word for the dry, pressed remains of fruit skins and seeds left after making juice or cider.
A male given name from French, a French variant of Mark.
"The teacher called on Marc to share his thoughts during the group discussion."
The word marc comes from Middle French and originally meant "to trample." It entered English with this sense of crushing or pressing down.