Meat
[miːt] or [mit]
Definition
(noun.) the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
Edited by Lester--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.
(n.) The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat.
(n.) Specifically, dinner; the chief meal.
(v. t.) To supply with food.
Edited by Linda
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Food, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, nourishment, provision, victuals, viands, diet, regimen, cheer, pabulum, subsistence, rations, feed, fare, PROVENDER, FODDER, PROG.[2]. Flesh (for food).
Editor: Noreen
Definition
n. anything eaten as food the edible part of anything: act of taking meat: (obs.) meal flour: the flesh of animals used as food—sometimes beef mutton pork veal &c. as opposed to poultry fish &c.—ns. Meat′-bis′cuit a preparation of meat made with meal into a biscuit; Meat′iness quality of being meaty; Meat′-off′ering a Jewish sacrificial offering of fine flour or first-fruits with oil and frankincense; Meat′-pie a pie mainly made up of meat; Meat′-safe a receptacle for storing meat walled with perforated zinc or gauze; Meat′-sales′man one who sells meat esp. to the retail butchers; Meat′-tea a high tea at which meat is served; Meat′-tub a pickling-tub.—adj. Meat′y full of meat: fleshy: pithy.—Hang meat to hang up meat before cooking; Sit at meat to sit at table.
Typist: Merritt
Unserious Contents or Definition
For a woman to dream of raw meat, denotes that she will meet with much discouragement in accomplishing her aims. If she sees cooked meat, it denotes that others will obtain the object for which she will strive. See Beef.
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Examples
- On a meat dietary men can live without salt, but grain-consuming people need it just as herbivorous animals need it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Tears are given them here for meat and drink--bread of affliction and waters of affliction--their recompence comes hereafter. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Cold meat will do capitally for a lunch, which is the light in which Mr. Lennox will most likely look upon a two o'clock dinner. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- And Mr Sloppy, whenever you come to my house, be sure you never go away without having had a good dinner of meat, beer, vegetables, and pudding. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The same quantity of butcher's meat would still come to market. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- By not letting the brine get old, or by keeping plenty of salt on it, the meat could be kept in this way for several months, but would be available for use at any time. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But, as princes seldom get their meat hot, my legs were not scalded, only my stockings and breeches in a sad condition. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Around his neck was slung a tin bottle, as I had often seen his meat and drink slung about him in other days. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- To this brine would be added a little sugar and saltpetre, and, after packing the meat the same as in the other case, enough of this brine would be added to entirely cover the meat. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Nothing, man, the woman of Pablo said and filled his bowl with the meat stew. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- These are some of the same lot; they were made as follows: The meat was chopped, put into the preserving fluid for one night, and then mixed with the other material in the ordinary way. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- These limp ones are two I killed today at work; but as they don't die till the sun goes down they can't be very stale meat. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- What are you eating meat for? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- If I, as a honest tradesman, succeed in providing a jinte of meat or two, none of your not touching of it, and sticking to bread. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Grocery goods, for example, are generally much cheaper; bread and butchers' meat frequently as cheap. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Generally speaking, meats are the most expensive foods we can purchase, and hence should be bought seldom and in small quantities. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The best-known fats are butter, lard, olive oil, and the fats of meats, cheese, and chocolate. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I will bring you the best of fruits, the tenderest deer, the finest meats that roam the jungle. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- This gave them an airtight container for the meat and enabled them to keep smoked meats all during the summer months. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In prescribing meats and drinks would he wish to go beyond another physician or beyond the practice of medicine? Plato. The Republic.
- But before he goes downstairs, Mr. Snagsby loads him with some broken meats from the table, which he carries away, hugging in his arms. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Within a few years some valuable methods of keeping meats, fish, oysters, fruits, fruit juices, milk, butter, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It will bake pies, cake, biscuit, potatoes, roast meats, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Although the foods which we eat are of widely different character, such as fruits, vegetables, cereals, oils, meats, eggs, milk, cheese, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The body demands a daily ration of the three classes of food stuffs, but it is for us to determine from what meats, vegetables, fruits, cereals, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Pulverous particles got into the dishes, and Society's meats had a seasoning of first-rate footmen. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The most popular and widely used preservatives of meats are borax and boric acid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Fill the bowl then, and give the best seats and meats to the brave--may they do them good! Plato. The Republic.
- The spoiling of meats and soups, and the souring of milk and preserves, are due to germs which, like those producing disease, can be destroyed by heat and by chemicals. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Therefore he desired I would let him know, what these costly meats were, and how any of us happened to want them? Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
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