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
1 January 2025
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
