bill of fare
Americannoun
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a list of foods that are served; menu.
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the program of entertainment, as at a theater.
noun
Etymology
Origin of bill of fare
First recorded in 1630–40
Example Sentences
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Alas, if all that some people know about vegetarian offerings is a “meh” item on a fast-food bill of fare, they’ll have made up their minds: “Yuck. I don’t like vegetarian food.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2022
Until 4 p.m., brunch is the main bill of fare at this new restaurant in the former Du’s Donuts space, in the arcade of the William Vale hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, was recently on the bill of fare served up by some of the House’s most conservative members and the Freedom Caucus.
From Fox News • Jul. 26, 2020
When travel I on land or sea or air, By any mode of transport I may go, However thou mayst urge this bill of fare, Wouldst sample I this dish?
From Washington Post • May 16, 2019
Stanley arranged the bill of fare, and it turned out grandly.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Headley, Joel Tyler
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