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Definition of Take-away
1. Adjective. Of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises. "`take-away' is chiefly British"
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Portable
Definition of Take-away
1. Adjective. of, or relating to food intended to be eaten off the premises ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take-away
Literary usage of Take-away
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen, Reginald Brimley Johnson (1892)
"Then you would drink a great deal more than you ought," said Mrs Bennet; " and
if I were to see you at it, I should take away your bottle directly. ..."
2. The Holy Bible ...by Canadian Bible Society by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"... if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away hie part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, ..."
3. The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe (1794)
"... urge him either to detain her a pri- foner, or to take away her life. They were
now arrived at the gates, where Bertrand, ..."
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