Толковый словарь английского языка - feast
Feast
feast
I. noun Etymology: Middle English feste, from Anglo-French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple Date: 13th century 1. an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment ; banquet , b. something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment , abundance , profusion , a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing, II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to take part in a ~, to enjoy some unusual pleasure or delight, transitive verb to give a ~ for, delight , gratify , ~er noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a large or sumptuous meal. 2 a gratification to the senses or mind. 3 a an annual religious celebration. b a day dedicated to a particular saint. 4 an annual village festival. --v. 1 intr. partake of a feast; eat and drink sumptuously. 2 tr. a regale. b pass (time) in feasting. Phrases and idioms feast-day a day on which a feast (esp. in sense 3) is held. feast one's eyes on take pleasure in beholding. feast of reason intellectual talk. Derivatives feaster n. Etymology: ME f. OF feste, fester f. L festus joyous ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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