Definitions
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- n. The main serving or dish of a meal, usually cooked.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The principal part of a meal.
- n. A square mainsail.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a square mainsail
- n. the principal dish of a meal
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Examples
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Leaning back in his chair, Charles waited until the main course had been served and Filchett had once more retreated.
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His bath lay along the stream in the midst of the fern tree forest, a by-water he had cut and dug out so that his body did not foul the main course of water—if a healthy body could, which he doubted.
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Worst of all, ariver of the thick black stuff came pouring down the main course of the Scar, a cascade that tumbled down the vertical riverbed, overwhelming the trickle of water that had been running down it.
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Throughout the entire luncheon, the main course of which was a stuffed shoulder of mutton, the like of which Maigret could not remember ever having eaten, Julien Chabot had the air of a man suffering from a bad conscience.
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There is no conflict on the main course of events, and here Flash-man is in step with other historians.
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But the main course was penne in a heavy, delicious Gorgonzola sauce, and with cold white Sorsasso wine it was a satisfying meal of strong flavors, and the next day we thanked Piero and Carla for the recommendation.
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Elspeth swallowed a generous mouthful of her main course and threw her head back, making an appreciative growling noise as she did so.
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And with that they laughed, Quintus clapping for the main course in relief.
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When the main course was served and we had ordered a second bottle of wine, Gráinne began to speak.
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