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   feast

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   noun

   • 1. a large meal, typically a celebratory one: "a wedding feast" Similar banquetcelebration meallavish dinnersumptuous repastlarge mealformal mealformal dinnertreatentertainmentjollificationrevelsfestivitiesinformal:blowoutfeedjunketspreadbingebashdonosh-upbeanfeastbunfightbeanoscoffslap-up mealtuck-inOpposite snackfast
   • ▪ a plentiful supply of something enjoyable: "the concert season offers a feast of classical music" Similar treatdelightjoypleasuregratification
   • 2. an annual religious celebration: "a feast day"
   • ▪ a day dedicated to a particular saint: "the feast of St John" Similar festivalreligious festivalfeast daysaint's dayholy dayholidayfetefestivitycelebration
   • ▪ an annual village festival: British "the feast was the highlight of the village year"

   verb

   • 1. eat and drink sumptuously: "the men would congregate and feast after hunting" Similar gorge ondine oneat one's fill ofindulge inoverindulge ineatdevourconsumepartake ofbanquetinformal:binge onbinge-eatstuff one's face withstuff oneself withstuff downshovel downwolf downpig oneself onpig out onmake a pig of oneself oncram intuck intoput awaypack awaymake short work ofget outside ofgollopshiftget one's laughing gear roundsnarfrare:gourmandize
   • ▪ eat large quantities of: "we sat feasting on barbecued chicken and beer"
   • ▪ give (someone) a plentiful and delicious meal: "they feasted the deputation" Similar hold a banquet forthrow a feast forwine and dineply with food and drinkgive someone a mealfeedcater forentertain lavishlyregaletreatfetethrow a party forplay host to

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French feste (noun), fester (verb), from Latin festa, neuter plural of festus ‘joyous’. Compare with fete and fiesta.

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   • 1. feaster noun

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   What does feast mean?

   • 1. any rich or abundant meal. 2. a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests: a wedding feast. 3. something highly agreeable or satisfying. 5. to partake of a feast; eat sumptuously. 6. to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture or view. 7. to provide or entertain with a feast.

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   What does feasting mean?

   • The act of feasting gave people something to look forward to. This wonderful new series provides a feast for the ears as it explores the importance of film soundtracks. Keep e ply l expensive fresh herbs from the festive feast. ● noun: (= meal) festin, banquet; (= religious festival) fête [...]

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   What is a wedding feast?

   • a large or special meal, especially for a lot of people and to celebrate something The cooks were busy preparing the wedding feast. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. a day or period of time when there is a religious festival

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   What does a great feast mean?

   • ADJECTIVES/NOUN + feast a great feast (=a large and impressive feast) A great feast took place at the palace. a wedding/marriage feast This dish is traditionally served at wedding feasts. Examples from the Corpus feast • Canonized 1729; feast day, May 16. • a Thanksgiving Day feast • The last day of Kwanzaa is marked by a lavish feast.

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   What is an example of a feast?

   • Examples from the Corpus feast • Canonized 1729; feast day, May 16. • a Thanksgiving Day feast • The last day of Kwanzaa is marked by a lavish feast. • On Tuesdays the restaurant offers a prime rib feast. • Chefs Kuni and Yasu, both chatty artists, carve edible canvasses that are spectacular feasts for the eyes.

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   What is a feast for the eyes?

   • 3. something extremely pleasing or sumptuous: a feast for the eyes. b. (usually foll by on) to enjoy the eating (of), as if feasting: to feast on cakes. 7. (foll by: on) to take great delight (in): to feast on beautiful paintings. 8. (tr) to regale or delight: to feast one's mind or one's eyes.

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     FEAST translate: der Festschmaus, der Feiertag, schmausen....

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     FEAST translate: 연회. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     FEAST translate: banquet [masculine], festin [masculine],...

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     feast translate: banquet. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     FEAST translate: 祝宴, ごちそう, 宴（うたげ）. Learn more in the...

   • Feast: Italian Translation

     FEAST translate: banchetto, banchetto, festa, festeggiare....

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   noun. a large and sumptuous meal, usually given as an entertainment for several people. a periodic religious celebration. something extremely pleasing or sumptuous. a feast for the eyes. movable feast. a festival or other event of variable date.

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