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marcella

1 American  
[mahr-sel-uh] / mɑrˈsɛl ə /

noun

  1. a cotton or linen fabric constructed in pique weave, used in the manufacture of vests, mats, etc.


Marcella 2 American  
[mahr-sel-uh] / mɑrˈsɛl ə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


Etymology

Origin of marcella

First recorded in 1805–15; alteration of Marseilles

Example Sentences

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Arnel Sancianco’s sets, Marcella Barbeau’s lighting and the more glittering of Jaymee Ngernwichit’s costumes seem to place us in a retro Euro-style disco world, where fun is typically a function of the strength of the cocktails consumed.

From Los Angeles Times

“Everything I was fed as a child was just my mother’s interpretation of like a Marcella Hazan recipe,” he laughed.

From Salon

Quintanilla would eventually step away from the group in the 1960s to start a family with Marcella Samora, whom he met in Tacoma, Wash., while serving in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

One recent day off, I had a few empty hours and decided I would fill them by trying to have some true fun making a sauce that tasted like fall to me — the way Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce, or Ina Garten’s garden pasta, feel emblematic of July down to my sun-baked bones.

From Salon

Marcella, under development in the Park City region, has two residential communities: one for golf at Jordanelle Ridge in Heber City and one for skiing at Deer Valley East Village.

From The Wall Street Journal