supper

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We shall find that the furnishing people as well as the caterer who later on supplied the supper were admitted to the Red House by a district messenger or else had the keys posted to them for the purpose The whole business was built up around a central idea, simple in itself: that of inveigling Sir Marcus into the prepared supper-room.

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  1. noun A light evening meal when dinner is taken at midday.
  2. noun A light meal eaten before going to bed.
  3. noun A dance or social affair where supper is served.

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  • To supplement, and dispose of, this homily on food, our supper was always baked potatoes and cream toast,—but such potatoes and real cream toast! —  A Backward Glance at Eighty
  • Listening to the voice of enlightened woodcraft, they manage to fry trout and make tea without scorch or creosote, and the supper is a decided improvement on the dinner. —  Woodcraft
  • Sophie will, I am sure, aid me in that object Sophie smiled, and said that such an occupation would afford her much pleasure CHAPTER TWENTY NINE CONCLUSION As the supper was at a comparatively early hour, we retired to the drawing-room, where the young lady played and sang, with much spirit, several lively airs, which her brother selected. —  Paddy Finn
  • In spite of this little contretemps the supper was a gay one. —  The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) Boule de Suif and Other Stories
  • And when the supper was at length over, Mrs. Van Brunt declared a little colour had come back to the pale cheeks. —  The Wide, Wide World
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  1. Middle English, from Old French souper, to sup, supper; see sup2.

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  1. from Middle English souper, soper, super, from Old French souper, soper, super, French souper, a supper, infinitive used as a noun, from soper, French souper, sup: see sup.
  2. from supper, n.
 

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