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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One person shared on Reddit that a groom shoved a forkful of wedding cake into his bride's face, causing her to get injured, and the pair divorced months later. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025 The pair wed the following summer, with Edgell preparing the wedding cake, and announced their first child in June 2025. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025 Our wedding cake was a Twinkie. Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 From wedding cakes to reception venues, brands are vowing to drop everything now for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's impending nuptials. Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 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 15 Sep. 2025.

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