infare
Americannoun
Etymology
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
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The threat of lurking enemies had shadowed the celebration of wedding and infare.
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
I wish you could have been here to drive out to the infare at her pa's house two nights after the weddin'.
From Viola Gwyn by George Barr McCutcheon
My mother said they even had infare dinners the next day after the wedding.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
After de weddin' was over, dey gives de couple de infare.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
"Ah, I tell y'all, the Goodes had an infare to end all infares!"
From Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! by Jewell Ellen Smith
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