marbrier, n.m., marble-cutter, marble-polisher; marble-grainer, dealer in marble.
marbrière, n.f., marble-quarry.
marbrure, n.f., marbling, marble-graining.
marc (mar), n.m., mark. Poids de —; eight-ounce weight. Au — la livre or le franc; so many cents in the dollar. — d’or; a duty paid to the king by the titularies of certain offices.
marc (mar), n.m., residuum (of anything squeezed, boiled, or strained). — de raisin; skins, husks of grapes after the last pressing. — de café; grounds, grouts of coffee.
marcassin, n.m., young wild boar, grice.
marcassite, n.f., (min.) marcasite.
marceline, n.f., colored silk fabric; (min.) red silicate of manganese.
marchand, n.m., -e, n.f., merchant, dealer, tradesman, shopkeeper; hawker, peddler, trader, store-keeper; buyer, customer; bidder (at auctions); (orni.) surf-scoter. — en gros; wholesale dealer, merchant. — en détail; retail merchant. — fripier; second-hand clothes dealer. Petit —; chandler. — ambulant, forain; itinerant dealer. N’est pas — qui toujours gagne; we must expect to meet with losses sometimes. Y a-t-il —? is there a bidder, does any one bid? (at auctions). Trouver —; to find a customer, a purchaser. C’est un — de soupe; he’s a regular Squeers. En être le mauvais —; to get the worst of the bargain.