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wedding cake

noun

1
: a usually elaborately decorated and tiered cake made for the celebration of a wedding
2
: something (such as a large building) resembling a wedding cake especially in elaborate ornamentation

Examples of wedding cake in a Sentence

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Everything dripped with decorative frosting, more of an enchanted candy cottage variety than a Rococo multi-tiered wedding cake. Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025 The musical, directed by Tim Jackson, follows a wide-eyed British visitor to the Big Apple and a no-nonsense New Yorker who are thrown together on a chaotic quest to deliver a wedding cake. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 After all, even the best policy can't magically get you a new venue or wedding cake. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025 One couple will be selected at random at 3 p.m. to win the Ultimate Wedding Package, valued at more than $5,000, including photography, wedding jewelry, a wedding cake and a DJ package. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wedding cake

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wedding cake was in 1648

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“Wedding cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedding%20cake. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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