| English Dictionary: Supper |
by the
DICT Development Group |
| 5 results for Supper |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- supper
- n
- a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is
at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
- a social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities"
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Supper \Sup"per\, n. [OE. soper, super, OF. super, soper, F.
souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See
{Soup}, and cf. {Sup} to take supper.]
A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.
Note: Supper is much used in an obvious sense, either
adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as,
supper time or supper-time, supper bell, supper hour,
etc.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Supper \Sup"per\, v. i.
To take supper; to sup. [R.]
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Supper \Sup"per\, v. t.
To supply with supper. [R.] [bd]Kester was suppering the
horses.[b8] --Mrs. Gaskell.
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| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: |
Supper
the principal meal of the day among the Jews. It was partaken of
in the early part of the evening (Mark 6:21; John 12:2; 1 Cor.
11:21). (See LORD'S {SUPPER}.)
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