banquet, feast, spread
(noun) a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; “a banquet for the graduating seniors”; “the Thanksgiving feast”; “they put out quite a spread”
banquet, feast
(noun) a ceremonial dinner party for many people
feast, banquet, junket
(verb) partake in a feast or banquet
feast, banquet, junket
(verb) provide a feast or banquet for
Source: WordNet® 3.1
banquet (plural banquets)
A large celebratory meal; a feast.
(archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
• (large celebratory meal): feast, reception
banquet (third-person singular simple present banquets, present participle banquetting or banqueting, simple past and past participle banquetted or banqueted)
(intransitive) To participate in a banquet; to feast.
(obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.
(transitive) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
Source: Wiktionary
Ban"quet, n. Etym: [F., a feast, prop. a dim. of banc bench; cf. It. banchetto, dim. of banco a bench, counter. See Bank a bench, and cf. Banquette.]
1. A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.
2. A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats. [Obs.] We'll dine in the great room, but let the music And banquet be prepared here. Massinger.
Ban"quet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banqueted; p. pr. & vb. n. Banqueting.]
Definition: To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast. Just in time to banquet The illustrious company assembled there. Coleridge.
Ban"quet, v.i.
1. To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast. Were it a draught for Juno when she banquets, I would not taste thy treasonous offer. Milton.
2. To partake of a dessert after a feast. [Obs.] Where they did both sup and banquet. Cavendish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
