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Sumptuous banquet
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banquet — n. 1) to arrange, give, hold a banquet 2) to cater a banquet 3) an elaborate, lavish, sumptuous banquet 4) a farewell; formal; state banquet 5) a banquet for 6) at a banquet * * * [ bæŋkwɪt] formal give … Combinatory dictionary
sumptuous — adjective very impressive and expensive; luxurious: a sumptuous banquet sumptuously adverb: sumptuously dressed in velvet sumptuousness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Banquet — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Banquet — Ban quet, n. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
banquet — (n.) late 15c., feast, sumptuous entertainment, from Fr. banquet (15c.; in O.Fr. only small bench ), from O.It. banchetto, dim. of banco bench; originally a snack eaten on a bench (rather than at table), hence a slight repast between meals; the… … Etymology dictionary
banquet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grand, great, lavish, sumptuous ▪ five course, six course, etc. ▪ formal, official … Collocations dictionary
banquet — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
banquet — /ˈbæŋkwət / (say bangkwuht) noun 1. a formal and ceremonious meal, often one given to celebrate an event or to honour a person. 2. (in a restaurant) a meal consisting of a fixed number of set dishes eaten communally. –verb (banqueted, banqueting) …
sumptuous — adj. Sumptuous is used with these nouns: ↑banquet, ↑dinner, ↑feast, ↑meal, ↑palace, ↑villa … Collocations dictionary
sumptuous — sump|tu|ous [ sʌmptʃuəs ] adjective impressive, expensive, and of high quality: a sumptuous feast/banquet/dinner ╾ sump|tu|ous|ly adverb: a sumptuously furnished mansion ╾ sump|tu|ous|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sumptuous — UK [ˈsʌmptʃuəs] / US adjective impressive, expensive, and of high quality a sumptuous feast/banquet/dinner Derived words: sumptuously adverb a sumptuously furnished mansion sumptuousness noun uncountable … English dictionary
