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

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And a few years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that a bakery in Denver could not be forced to create a wedding cake for an gay wedding. Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Options include pistachio hazelnut, Chantilly chocolate, Black Forest and others, along with more elaborate wedding cake designs. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025 For dinner, guests selected from four menu items before enjoying wedding cake adorned with cascading flowers. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 May 2025 Great shows are all over From a museum devoted to bubbles to a San Jose play about a controversial wedding cake, there is plenty to see and do on this holiday weekend. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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