infare

[ in-fair ]

noun

, Older Use.

1. a party or reception for a newly married couple.

Word History and Origins

Origin of infare¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English infare, infer, infær “entrance, access”; Old English infǣr “a going in; entryway, entrance”; 1475–1500 for the sense “party or reception”; in- ¹, fare

Example Sentences

O'Keefe was riding on that moonlit night at the gallop of bold dreams, and in his mind were visions of wedding and infare.

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They stepped the tune to the singing of a ballad, nor did they tire though the infare wedding lasted all of three days and nights.

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Maybe I had better explain that infare meant the bride's going home—to her new house, or at least her new family.

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The dreams were supposed to be truly related next day at the infare—but I question if they always were.

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A wedding made imperative an infare—that is to say, if the high contracting parties had parental approval.

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