English Explanatory Dictionary

marzipan layer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
  2. All those just below the highest echelon in any sphere.

Pronunciation

En-au-marzipan layer.ogg

Word forms

marzipan layer marzipan layers

Etymology

By analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake.

Synonyms

marzipan set
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