单词 | bill of fare |
释义 | > as lemmasbill of fare bill of fare n. a list of dishes to be served at a banquet, or which may be ordered at a restaurant (in the latter case with the prices attached), a ‘menu’; often figurative a programme. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > menu > [noun] billet1577 fillet1587 bill of farea1640 carte1818 menu1830 beef chit1911 me-and-you1932 1577–87 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xv. 272 Which bill [of dishes] some doo call a memoriall.] a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover Prol., in 3 New Playes (1655) 'Tis no crime..To please so many with one Bill of Fare. 1733 S. Harrison House-keeper's Pocket-bk. Pref. p. ix The Bill of Fare is a new and admirable Contrivance. 1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xl. 954 A menu or bill of fare should be laid by the side of each guest. < as lemmas |
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