table d'hôten.

Brit.

/ˌtɑːbl ˈdəʊt/, U.S.

/ˌtɑbəl ˈdoʊt/

Inflections: Plural tables d'hôtes, tables d'hôte, table d'hôtes.

Forms:

α. 1600s table de l'hoste.

β. 1600s tabl'd host, 1700s– table d'hôte, 1700s– table d'hote.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French table d'hôte, table de l'hôte.

Etymology: < French table d'hôte shared table for diners at which a set menu is served at a stated time (1606 or earlier as †table d'hoste ; subsequently also †table de l'hôte) < table table n. + de de prep. + hôte host n.²In French both tables d'hôtes and tables d'hôte are current as plural forms, though the former is much more common. Sense 2 is not paralleled in French until later (1930 or earlier; now chiefly regional (Québec); probably after English).

1. A shared table for diners at a hotel, restaurant, tavern, etc., at which a set menu is served at a stated time.

ΚΠ

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 60 Neither at this time was there any ordinarie Table (which they call Table de l'hoste, the Hosts table).

a1667 A. Cowley Liberty in Ess. in Verse & Prose in Wks. (1684) 83 All this is but Tabl'd Host, 'tis crowded with people for whom he cares not.

1758 H. Walpole Let. 19 Sept. in Corr. (1974) XXXVII. 571 Mrs. Howe, who rides a fox chase, and dines at the table d'hôte at Grantham.

1779 J. Moore View Society & Manners France II. li. 21 For all etiquette of this nature is waved even in Germany at the tables d' Hôtes.

1846 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 378/1 At the table d'hote you see only English faces, and you hear only English voices.

1863 C. J. Lever Dodd Family Abroad (new ed.) I. ii. 5 The table d'hôte is not without some drawbacks..for only yesterday I caught an officer..throwing sly glances at Mary Anne across the table.

1925 Amer. Mercury Aug. 486/2 Madame Favre..presided in the evening over a good old-fashioned table d'hôte.

1983 Times 23 May 12/1 Samuel Pepys and his wife dropped in one evening on his French periwig-maker's table d'hote in Covent Garden.

2002 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 7 Jan. 9 We went to a meal at a B and B which ran a table d'hote dinner party for anyone who turned up and paid.

2. A meal consisting of a set menu at a fixed price; (in early use) such a meal eaten at a shared table. Cf. prix fixe n., à la carte adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > communal or public meal

ordinar1553

public table1561

ordinary1589

penny-commons1615

fellowshipa1650

ordinary suppera1661

house dinner1818

table d'hôte1821

grubbery1831

syssitia1835

mess1840

hall1861

potluck1867

syssition1874

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > meal at fixed price

penny-commons1615

table d'hôte1821

prix fixe1851

1821 Times 22 Dec. 1/1 (advt.) A table d'hote, at 2s. 6d. a head, will be supplied, in a very superior style, at half-past 4 o'clock every day.

1855 W. B. Jerrold Imperial Paris v. 91 The hotels which offer tempting tables d'hôtes.

1901 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 1 476 If table-d'hôte is preferred for reasons of economy, a dish may often be exchanged from the restaurant menu.

1939 J. P. Marquand Wickford Point x. 126 She had jacked up the price on the table d'hôte ten francs.

1967 Sun 23 Apr. 5/8 A bad customer..a stiff who orders the table d'hôte and nothing to drink.

2007 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 8 Sept. f5 The table d'hote is a great way to fully treat your palate and wine pairings are served with every course.

Compounds

table d'hôte dinner n.

ΚΠ

1826 W. Walter Let. 31 July in Lett. from Continent (1828) viii. 51 We partook of a table d'hôte dinner, and resumed our journey to Martigny.

1913 J. Huneker Pathos of Distance iii. i. 49 At the table d'hôte dinner you could always count on meeting entertaining companions.

2007 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 21 Apr. 10 Rates are based on two people sharing and include a three-course table d'hote dinner and full English breakfast.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	table dhôte
释义	table d'hôten. Brit. /ˌtɑːbl ˈdəʊt/, U.S. /ˌtɑbəl ˈdoʊt/ Inflections: Plural tables d'hôtes, tables d'hôte, table d'hôtes. Forms: α. 1600s table de l'hoste. β. 1600s tabl'd host, 1700s– table d'hôte, 1700s– table d'hote. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French table d'hôte, table de l'hôte. Etymology: < French table d'hôte shared table for diners at which a set menu is served at a stated time (1606 or earlier as †table d'hoste ; subsequently also †table de l'hôte) < table table n. + de de prep. + hôte host n.²In French both tables d'hôtes and tables d'hôte are current as plural forms, though the former is much more common. Sense 2 is not paralleled in French until later (1930 or earlier; now chiefly regional (Québec); probably after English). 1. A shared table for diners at a hotel, restaurant, tavern, etc., at which a set menu is served at a stated time. ΚΠ 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 60 Neither at this time was there any ordinarie Table (which they call Table de l'hoste, the Hosts table). a1667 A. Cowley Liberty in Ess. in Verse & Prose in Wks. (1684) 83 All this is but Tabl'd Host, 'tis crowded with people for whom he cares not. 1758 H. Walpole Let. 19 Sept. in Corr. (1974) XXXVII. 571 Mrs. Howe, who rides a fox chase, and dines at the table d'hôte at Grantham. 1779 J. Moore View Society & Manners France II. li. 21 For all etiquette of this nature is waved even in Germany at the tables d' Hôtes. 1846 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 378/1 At the table d'hote you see only English faces, and you hear only English voices. 1863 C. J. Lever Dodd Family Abroad (new ed.) I. ii. 5 The table d'hôte is not without some drawbacks..for only yesterday I caught an officer..throwing sly glances at Mary Anne across the table. 1925 Amer. Mercury Aug. 486/2 Madame Favre..presided in the evening over a good old-fashioned table d'hôte. 1983 Times 23 May 12/1 Samuel Pepys and his wife dropped in one evening on his French periwig-maker's table d'hote in Covent Garden. 2002 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 7 Jan. 9 We went to a meal at a B and B which ran a table d'hote dinner party for anyone who turned up and paid. 2. A meal consisting of a set menu at a fixed price; (in early use) such a meal eaten at a shared table. Cf. prix fixe n., à la carte adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > communal or public meal ordinar1553 public table1561 ordinary1589 penny-commons1615 fellowshipa1650 ordinary suppera1661 house dinner1818 table d'hôte1821 grubbery1831 syssitia1835 mess1840 hall1861 potluck1867 syssition1874 the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > meal at fixed price penny-commons1615 table d'hôte1821 prix fixe1851 1821 Times 22 Dec. 1/1 (advt.) A table d'hote, at 2s. 6d. a head, will be supplied, in a very superior style, at half-past 4 o'clock every day. 1855 W. B. Jerrold Imperial Paris v. 91 The hotels which offer tempting tables d'hôtes. 1901 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 1 476 If table-d'hôte is preferred for reasons of economy, a dish may often be exchanged from the restaurant menu. 1939 J. P. Marquand Wickford Point x. 126 She had jacked up the price on the table d'hôte ten francs. 1967 Sun 23 Apr. 5/8 A bad customer..a stiff who orders the table d'hôte and nothing to drink. 2007 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 8 Sept. f5 The table d'hote is a great way to fully treat your palate and wine pairings are served with every course. Compounds table d'hôte dinner n. ΚΠ 1826 W. Walter Let. 31 July in Lett. from Continent (1828) viii. 51 We partook of a table d'hôte dinner, and resumed our journey to Martigny. 1913 J. Huneker Pathos of Distance iii. i. 49 At the table d'hôte dinner you could always count on meeting entertaining companions. 2007 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 21 Apr. 10 Rates are based on two people sharing and include a three-course table d'hote dinner and full English breakfast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1617
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