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  • 1banquet — I. n. Feast, entertainment, regalement, treat. II. v. n. Feast, be regaled with good eating and drinking. III. v. a. Treat with a banquet or feast, regale, entertain festally, feast …

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  • 2Banquet — Ban quet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banqueted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banqueting}.] To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast. [1913 Webster] Just in time to banquet The illustrious company assembled there. Coleridge. [1913… …

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  • 3banquet — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian banchetto, from diminutive of banca bench, bank Date: 15th century 1. a sumptuous feast; especially an elaborate and often ceremonious meal for numerous people often in honor of a person < a&#8230; …

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  • 4Feast — (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n., {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more&#8230; …

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  • 5Feast day — Feast Feast (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n., {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or&#8230; …

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  • 6feast — [fēst] n. [ME feste &LT; OFr &LT; VL festa &LT; pl. of L festum, festival &LT; festus, festal, joyful, orig., of days for religious observance: see FAIR2] 1. a celebration or festival; esp., a periodic religious celebration, as in honor of God or …

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  • 7treat — [n] pleasing entity or occurrence amusement, banquet, celebration, dainty, delicacy, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, feast, fun, gift, goody*, gratification, joy, party, pleasure, refreshment, satisfaction, surprise, sweet, thrill, tidbit;&#8230; …

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  • 8immovable feast — Feast Feast (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n., {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or&#8230; …

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  • 9movable feast — Feast Feast (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n., {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or&#8230; …

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  • 10feast — 1. noun 1) a wedding feast Syn: banquet, celebration meal, lavish dinner; entertainment; revels, festivities; informal blowout, spread 2) the feast of St. Stephen Syn: (religious) festival, feast day, saint s day …

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