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buffet table
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/ˈbʊfeɪ/ In various collocations, buffet meal, buffet party, buffet supper, buffet table, etc., with sense 1 extended to cover the refreshments set out on the sideboard, table, etc., and where guests or customers are usually served standing. Also elliptical.
/ˈbʊfeɪ/ In various collocations, buffet meal, buffet party, buffet supper, buffet table, etc., with sense 1 extended to cover the refreshments set out on the sideboard, table, etc., and where guests or customers are usually served standing. Also elliptical.ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > buffet or standing meal
perpendicular1863
stand-up1882
buffet meal1888
fork supper1940
1888 Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. (rev. ed.) lxv. 1443 (caption) Buffet Tea-Table Arranged For From Forty Guests.
1906 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 30 Jan. 6/6 For the first time in Victoria, the buffet supper will be introduced, following the plans of the suppers now usually given at swell balls in Eastern cities.
1922 Hotel World 22 Apr. 13/1 At the close of the meeting those in attendance were tendered a buffet luncheon in the main restaurant.
1930 R. F. Wilson How to wine & dine in Paris v. 112 The café serves..a cold buffet lunch.
1933 E. Shanks Enchanted Village x. 138 The girls and young men round the buffet-table.
1937 M. Hillis Orchids on your Budget vi. 102 Buffet suppers are a triumphant solution of the no-maid-and-little-money party.
1951 Good Housek. Cookery Bk. 45 Arrange your buffet table in the most convenient place.
1951 Good Housek. Cookery Bk. 45 A fair number of people will need to reach the buffet at the same time.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 193/2 Paper serviettes..are inexpensive and convenient..for buffet meals.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 582/1 Suitable food for a buffet party includes sandwiches and bridge rolls.
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