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Definition of House party
1. Noun. A party lasting over one or more nights at a large house.
Definition of House party
1. Noun. A social gathering at someone's house. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of House Party
Literary usage of House party
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Parody Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1904)
"THE POETS AT A HOUSE-PARTY (y/ modern mortal having inadvertently stumbled in
upon a house-party of poets given on Mount Olympus, ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"Feeding the week-end house party. Ladies' II 43. J. 3U: 48. Ag. '13. Good things
for the Thanksgiving-day table See aleo Ammonia. Alkaloids. ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Stanley Mordaunt Leathes, Ernest Alfred Benians (1907)
"But it is clear that the Commonwealth men in the army were at one with the
Grandees (the Wallingford house party) in desiring to put an end to a Parliament ..."
4. Oceana, Or, England and Her Colonies by James Anthony Froude (1887)
"Landing at Melbourne—First impression of the city—Sir Henry Loch —Government
House—Party assembled there—Agitation about New Guinea—The Monroe doctrine in ..."
5. Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper (1873)
"Goodwood, house party at Goodwood Home, 30 j 7 / Great Sailing Barge Match for
.... house party ..."
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