单词 | supper-time conversation |
释义 | > as lemmassupper-time conversation General attributive, as supper-time conversation, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > at meals table talk1556 table discourse1611 supper-time conversation1747 1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 73v (margin) Supper time huswiferie. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. 294 How happy have I been, said I, sighing, in the supper-time conversations, with all my dear friends in my eye, round the hospitable board! 1835 New Monthly Mag. 44 157 To-morrow you come to me—dine punctually at five—early folks in the country—none of your supper-time dinners there. 1837 W. James Naval Hist. Great Brit. (new ed.) VI. 328 The crew refused to take their supper-time grog: alleging as a reason, that they did not want ‘Dutch courage to fight a yankee frigate’. 1867 S. S. Baker Little Musicians iv. 49 Now customers began to throng in for their supper-time supply of bread from the bakery. 1914 Living Age 8 Aug. 374/1 At the Savoy the supper-time conversation of the English girls carries with it the unmistakable breath of the open country. 1968 Ebony Jan. 98/2 To complete the party meal, just add..hot breads and fruit or dessert for a supper-time treat that will help establish your reputation as a clever hostess. 2005 A. L. MacDonald Ghost Horse of Meadow Green vi. 57 Colm always watched old cartoons before the suppertime news. < as lemmas |
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