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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After a buffet-style dinner of steak and salmon, the pair sliced into a personal three-tier vanilla wedding cake from Maddie Cakes Bakery. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 Some are even made for special occasions, like birthdays or weddings, with age candles and tiny wedding cakes featured as part of the bouquet. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2025 The couple married in 1970, with surf icon Phil Edwards serving as best man and a wedding cake laced with hashish. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025 On This Day When Jan. 18, 2025 Where Via Tortona 27, Milan A Real Treat After the couple recessed down the runway, assistants wheeled in a seven-tier wedding cake. Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 21 Feb. 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 26 Mar. 2025.

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