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| mar·ma·lade [ mrmə làyd ] |
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citrus fruit jelly: a clear thick preserve made with citrus fruits, usually containing the shredded rind of the fruit
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U.K. with orange fur: describes cats with orange fur or orange fur streaked with yellow or brown
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| [15th century. Via French marmelade "quince jam" < Portuguese marmelada< marmelo "quince" < Greek melimēlon "honey-apple," a kind of apple grafted onto the quince] |
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