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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The Handmaids — who live nutritionally balanced, conception-promoting lives of monastic deprivation — have not eaten their slices of wedding cake. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2025 A day before, the brand had teased the launch with a few wedding cake snaps, and a pink rose with an engagement ring around the stem, all of which had people wondering if this was just brand marketing or if this was a sign of a real announcement from its founder. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 16 Apr. 2025 The meal concluded with slices of the wedding cake, baked by Food Network Champion Flour and Bloom Cakes. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025 While most brides are concerned about the flavor of their wedding cake, Herbert was focused on nailing down her big day's signature cocktail. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 May 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 27 May. 2025.

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