supper
[suhp-er]
- the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- any light evening meal, especially one taken late in the evening: an after-the-theater supper.
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- of or relating to supper: the supper dishes.
- for, during, or including supper: a supper party.
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Origin of supper
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Examples from the Web for supper
Contemporary Examples
They were going to get the supper clubs and Vegas, just like Sam wanted.
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December 28, 2014
Served in lieu of morning pancakes or bread at supper, ployes are nothing if not versatile.
Other events include a Burns Night Supper on January 24, and a willow-weaving workshop in March.
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Kane spoke to The Daily Beast about his Las Supper venture, posing semi-nude with Madonna, and his hometown of Brooklyn.
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After one ship's supper, Keith reflects that there were worse places to spend the war than the Caine.
Historical Examples
He made his way to the dining-room, where supper was under way.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
We did justice to the supper, as we had not had anything to eat for thirty-two hours.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
Only, my dear, do not disgrace my report when you come to supper.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Does he believe, that the disgrace which I supper on his account, will give him a merit with me?
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
When Banstead took the chorus out to supper he had the ready repartee of his kind.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
supper
- an evening meal, esp a light one
- an evening social event featuring a supper
- sing for one's supper to obtain something by performing a service
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- (tr) rare to give supper to
- (intr) rare to eat supper
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Word Origin
C13: from Old French soper; see sup 1
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Word Origin and History for supper
n.
late 13c., "the last meal of the day," from Old French super "supper," noun use of super "to eat the evening meal," which is of Germanic origin (see sup (v.1)).
Formerly, the last of the three meals of the day (breakfast, dinner, and supper); now applied to the last substantial meal of the day when dinner is taken in the middle of the day, or to a late meal following an early evening dinner. Supper is usually a less formal meal than late dinner. [OED]
Applied since c.1300 to the last meal of Christ.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with supper
supper
see sing for one's supper.
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