*marchpane*

n. [ Cf. It. marzapane, Sp. pan, . massepain, prob. fr. L. maza frumenty (Gr. ma^za) + L. panis bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor. ] A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar. Called also marzipan. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]