infare

[ in-fair ]

nounOlder Use.

a party or reception for a newly married couple.

Origin of infare

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”; see in-¹, fare

Words Nearby infare

How to use infare in a sentence

O'Keefe was riding on that moonlit night at the gallop of bold dreams, and in his mind were visions of wedding and infare.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville Buck
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.
Blue Ridge Country | Jean Thomas
Maybe I had better explain that infare meant the bride's going home—to her new house, or at least her new family.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South | Martha McCulloch Williams
The dreams were supposed to be truly related next day at the infare—but I question if they always were.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South | Martha McCulloch Williams
A wedding made imperative an infare—that is to say, if the high contracting parties had parental approval.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South | Martha McCulloch Williams

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