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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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 Belly has strolled into Billy Joel’s bakery to put in Jeremiah’s very exacting wedding cake order, but is aghast at the $750 price tag. Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 In the librarian’s shaking arms, a charcoal box big enough for a two-tiered wedding cake. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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