déjeuner à la fourchette
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of déjeuner à la fourchette
Literally, “lunch with the fork”
Example Sentences
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At present, it strikes me that the lady of the lawn is getting to be impatient, and the déjeuner à la fourchette, that I have had the precaution to order, is probably waiting our appearance.
From Home as Found by Cooper, James Fenimore
The refreshments are given in the form of a déjeuner à la fourchette.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by Routledge, George
The American breakfast has, I believe, long been a subject of irony to the foreign observer; but the American breakfast is an ascetic meal compared with the French déjeuner à la fourchette.
From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various
A long morning at the Louvre prevented my reaching home till one p.m., when the déjeuner à la fourchette was half way through its course.
From Seen and Unseen by Bates, E. Katharine
Yesterday Paddy Green, Esq. gave a grand déjeuner à la fourchette to a distinguished party of friends, at his house in Vere-street.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 by Various
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