Repast
[rɪ'pɑːst] or [rɪ'pæst]
Definition
(n.) The act of taking food.
(n.) That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
(v. t. & i.) To supply food to; to feast; to take food.
Typist: Marietta
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Food, victuals.[2]. Meal, entertainment.
Edited by Clifford
Definition
n. a meal: the food taken: victuals: repose—(obs.) Repas′ture.—v.t. to feed.—v.i. to take food.—n. Repast′er one who takes repast.
Edited by Horace
Examples
- During the repast, she had occasion to speak several times, when Georgy eyed her and listened to her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The repast turned out a very merry one. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And now suppose this Repast, the solid part of it, transacted; and the first bottle over. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I generally contrived to reserve a moiety of this bounteous repast for myself; but the remainder I was invariably obliged to part with. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- When Kulonga had finished his repast and disappeared beyond a near turning of the path, Tarzan dropped quietly to the ground. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And a wery good notion of a lunch it is, take it altogether,' said Mr. Weller, surveying his arrangement of the repast with great satisfaction. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Notwithstanding Sarah's scorn, it was a savoury repast enough. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He railed at us for our pains, terming us des ménagères avares; but we let him talk, and managed the economy of the repast our own way. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The repast had been the most difficult moment of the day. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Many hundreds of fishes have, in all their varieties, been robbed of life for my repast, and of the smaller fry as many thousands. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Summoning Mary, I soon had the room in more cheerful order: I prepared him, likewise, a comfortable repast. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- At length the jackal had got together a compact repast for the lion, and proceeded to offer it to him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Paul superintended my repast, and almost forced upon me more than I could swallow. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- When the repast was about to commence, the major-domo, or steward, suddenly raising his wand, said aloud,--Forbear! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Nevertheless she was glad that, when she descended to the heat and glare of the dining-room, the repast was nearly over. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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