单词 | midnight feast |
释义 | > as lemmasmidnight feast midnight feast n. a feast or snack at midnight; spec. a night-time feast held by children in their bedroom or dormitory, usually without the knowledge of their parents, teachers, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > night feast night-wake1521 midnight banquet1715 midnight feast1734 1734 M. Chandler Descr. Bath (ed. 2) 6 Soft are his Slumbers, balmy is his Rest, His Veins not boiling from the Midnight Feast. a1839 W. M. Praed Lillian & Other Poems (1852) 125 Away..with the canting priest, Who comes uncalled to a midnight feast. 1869 Appletons' Jrnl. 28 Aug. 53 It was called among themselves the Lobster Club, because, when formed originally, a lobster..constituted the modest staple of their midnight feasts. 1938 A. Christie Appointment with Death i. vii. 52 This is rather fun... Rather like the midnight feasts we used to have at school. 1964 C. Hodder-Williams Main Experiment i. vi. 57 ‘When will you be back from London?’ ‘Late tonight.’ ‘We'll have a midnight feast, then.’ 1989 C. Harkness Time of Grace i. 33 We smuggled food into the school and held ‘midnight feasts’. < as lemmas |
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