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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It’s terrific timing for the Tribeca Festival, which runs from June 8-19 and features its trademark community focus and sweeping bill of fare.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022
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
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
Did it ever strike you that the asceticism of the middle ages, which retreated to the cloister content with water-cresses as a bill of fare, was never very fruitful of high and profound discourse?
From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey
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