Marie biscuit

noun

A sweet biscuit, somewhat like a rich tea biscuit, and usually vanilla-flavoured.

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Meanings

nounMarie biscuit (plural Marie biscuits)

plural Marie biscuits

  1. A sweet biscuit, somewhat like a rich tea biscuit, and usually vanilla-flavoured.

Origin

Created in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia to the Duke of Edinburgh.

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APA

Marie biscuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marie%20biscuit

MLA

“Marie biscuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marie%20biscuit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marie biscuit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marie%20biscuit.

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