dinner cardn.

Brit.

/ˈdɪnə kɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈdɪnər ˌkɑrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dinner n., card n.²

Etymology: < dinner n. + card n.²

1. Originally: a card bearing a formal invitation to a dinner or dinner party (now rare). Now usually: a card marking the place allocated to a guest at the dinner table; = place card n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > setting table > [noun] > place at table > place-card

place card1892

dinner card1907

1754 Connoisseur (1755) No. 14. 80 I received..a dinner-card from a friend, with an intimation that I should meet some very agreeable ladies.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. xvii. 152 Mrs. Veneering..sends them every one a dinner-card.

1867 Sydney Morning Herald 19 Oct. 9/4 Christmas Cards, Menu and Dinner Cards, and other novelties.

1907 M. C. Harris Tents of Wickedness i. iii. 35 His dinner-card lay on the side of the cloth next her, and she..glanced at it. ‘Mr. Paul Fairfax’—so that was his name.

1931 Daily Tel. 20 Nov. 12/5 The Astronomer Royal reminded his old schoolfellows that ‘young Will’ designed the dinner card for their first meeting in 1896.

2007 J. Watson Willow Springs iv. 39 Her dinner card, beautifully scripted with her title, Mrs. Simon Alexander Corbett, rested conspicuously on a white folded napkin.

2. The menu for dinner in a hotel, restaurant, etc.

ΚΠ

1851 C. G. Rosenberg Jenny Lind in Amer. 28 Such a style of manufacturing a book would be somewhat akin to his who should complete a work on cookery by carefully revising and printing a series of the dinner cards at the table of the Astor House.

1943 Nottingham Evening Post 18 May 3/2 The waiter presents the dinner card.

2011 Toronto Star (Nexis) 22 Oct. l10 [It] now has seasonal veg like Brussels sprouts and a whole foie gras section on their dinner card.

3. A voucher entitling the bearer to a discount on a meal, typically in a restaurant.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > voucher > specific kind of

scrip1818

box top1820

labour note1831

punch-out1899

book token1932

record token1939

slop-chit1946

luncheon voucher1955

dinner card1963

1963 Southern Israelite (Atlanta) 31 May 6/3 (advt.) The luncheon card and the dinner card will be honored any day or night that the restaurants are open.

1995 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 16 Sept. For $265 a room, a single traveller or couple get included in that price a $100 dinner card at one of the restaurants in the scheme.

2016 @ChimaFtLaud 12 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Apr. 2021) Receive a $25 Dinner Card for every $100 gift card purchase (online or in stores).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	dinner card
释义	dinner cardn. Brit. /ˈdɪnə kɑːd/, U.S. /ˈdɪnər ˌkɑrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dinner n., card n.² Etymology: < dinner n. + card n.² 1. Originally: a card bearing a formal invitation to a dinner or dinner party (now rare). Now usually: a card marking the place allocated to a guest at the dinner table; = place card n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > [noun] > place at table > place-card place card1892 dinner card1907 1754 Connoisseur (1755) No. 14. 80 I received..a dinner-card from a friend, with an intimation that I should meet some very agreeable ladies. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. xvii. 152 Mrs. Veneering..sends them every one a dinner-card. 1867 Sydney Morning Herald 19 Oct. 9/4 Christmas Cards, Menu and Dinner Cards, and other novelties. 1907 M. C. Harris Tents of Wickedness i. iii. 35 His dinner-card lay on the side of the cloth next her, and she..glanced at it. ‘Mr. Paul Fairfax’—so that was his name. 1931 Daily Tel. 20 Nov. 12/5 The Astronomer Royal reminded his old schoolfellows that ‘young Will’ designed the dinner card for their first meeting in 1896. 2007 J. Watson Willow Springs iv. 39 Her dinner card, beautifully scripted with her title, Mrs. Simon Alexander Corbett, rested conspicuously on a white folded napkin. 2. The menu for dinner in a hotel, restaurant, etc. ΚΠ 1851 C. G. Rosenberg Jenny Lind in Amer. 28 Such a style of manufacturing a book would be somewhat akin to his who should complete a work on cookery by carefully revising and printing a series of the dinner cards at the table of the Astor House. 1943 Nottingham Evening Post 18 May 3/2 The waiter presents the dinner card. 2011 Toronto Star (Nexis) 22 Oct. l10 [It] now has seasonal veg like Brussels sprouts and a whole foie gras section on their dinner card. 3. A voucher entitling the bearer to a discount on a meal, typically in a restaurant. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > voucher > specific kind of scrip1818 box top1820 labour note1831 punch-out1899 book token1932 record token1939 slop-chit1946 luncheon voucher1955 dinner card1963 1963 Southern Israelite (Atlanta) 31 May 6/3 (advt.) The luncheon card and the dinner card will be honored any day or night that the restaurants are open. 1995 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 16 Sept. For $265 a room, a single traveller or couple get included in that price a $100 dinner card at one of the restaurants in the scheme. 2016 @ChimaFtLaud 12 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Apr. 2021) Receive a $25 Dinner Card for every $100 gift card purchase (online or in stores). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1754
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