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Definition of Afters
1. Noun. A dish served as the last course of a meal.
Generic synonyms: Course
Specialized synonyms: Ambrosia, Baked Alaska, Blancmange, Charlotte, Compote, Fruit Compote, Dumpling, Flan, Frozen Dessert, Junket, Mousse, Pavlova, Peach Melba, Whip, Pudding, Pud, Pudding, Sillabub, Syllabub, Tiramisu, Sabayon, Zabaglione, Mold, Mould
Definition of Afters
1. Noun. (British informal) dessert ¹
2. Noun. (context: informal) The festivities held after a wedding meal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Afters
1. dessert [n] - See also: dessert
Lexicographical Neighbors of Afters
Literary usage of Afters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"to the Committee on Federal Relations, afters spirited debate, declaring the
willingness of the State to accept in good faith the proposed c^i- gressional ..."
2. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700 by Royal Society (Great Britain), John Lowthorp, Henry Jones, John Eames, John Martyn (1716)
"afters Weeks the Pots ate taken up, the Plates unrolled, laid upon a Board,and
beaten with ... afters ..."
3. Shipbuilding Cyclopedia: A Reference Book Covering Definitions of by J. L. Bates, Bibber Webster, Stephen McKay Phillips, Alfred Henry Haag (1920)
"Hatch beams and fore and afters are to be so spaced that the unsupported length
of the ... Beams with fore and afters are not to be spaced more than 10 feet ..."
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