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Definition of Supper
1. Noun. A light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime.
2. Noun. A social gathering where a light evening meal is served. "Her suppers often included celebrities"
Definition of Supper
1. n. A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.
2. v. i. To take supper; to sup.
3. v. t. To supply with supper.
Definition of Supper
1. Noun. Food consumed before going to bed. ¹
2. Noun. Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon. ¹
3. Noun. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups). ¹
4. Verb. To consume a snack before retiring. ¹
5. Verb. To eat dinner (see above). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supper
1. an evening meal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supper
Literary usage of Supper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"And the Now supper was ready, the table spread, and all things set on the board ;
so they sat down and did supper. "' Interpreter did usually entertain ..."
2. Biblical Theology of the New Testament by Bernhard Weiss, David Eaton, James E. Duguid (1882)
"The Lord's supper. If the ground of the new life of the Christian is laid in
baptism, the Lord's supper serves to its further nourishment. ..."
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