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noun

Banquet n.

A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.

A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats. (Obs.) "We'll dine in the great room, but let the music And banquet be prepared here."

verb

Banquet v. t. (past & past part. banqueted; pres. part. banqueting) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast. "Just in time to banquet The illustrious company assembled there."

Banquet v. i.

To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast. "Were it a draught for Juno when she banquets, I would not taste thy treasonous offer."

To partake of a dessert after a feast. (Obs.) "Where they did both sup and banquet."

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Etymology of 'Banquet'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Banquet" Quotes from Famous Books

... royal banquet followed by a cotillion celebrated the coming of the King. The monarch was in the white uniform of a Field Marshal, above which his handsome face rose in striking contrast. His collar, heavy with gold embroidery, seemed held in place by the Star of the Lion. At his right hand sat Trusia, resplendent ...

— Trusia - A Princess of Krovitch • Davis Brinton

... seated at the table. It was a handsome room, and the furniture was handsome; but nevertheless it was a heavy room, and the furniture was heavy. The table was large enough for a party of twelve, and might have borne a noble banquet; as it was the promise was not bad, for there were three large plated covers concealing hot viands, and in some houses lunch ...

— Orley Farm • Anthony Trollope

... man to man, front to rear. It tied the whole troop to the brain of a young demon, who was never so cool as when the swords were flying, and most wary when seeming mad. Blood was a drink, death your toast, at such a banquet. And that accounts for ...

— The Forest Lovers • Maurice Hewlett

... violent and brutal manner, notwithstanding all the remonstrances of Karemaku, to the execution of his design. Having previously arranged his plans with some chiefs, the companions of his excesses, he invited the principal inhabitants of the islands to a sumptuous banquet. After the wine and rum had produced their wonted effects, females were introduced, and compelled to partake of the feast. These poor creatures, having no suspicion of the King's intentions, shrunk with terror from a profanation ...

— A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 • Otto von Kotzebue

... more you can get sausages; sixpence provides a meal; a shilling a banquet. Can't we ...

— Sparrows - The Story of an Unprotected Girl • Horace W. C. Newte

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