So it was exciting last month at a banquet for the people in our small groups.
Christianity Today (2000)
Last night a banquet was held in his honour.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Feast on a banquet fit for a clan chief on the last night.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The gentleman dealers were placed around a long banqueting table with the auctioneer at its head.
Louise Carpenter AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (2004)
Now imagine a huge banquet table in front of you.
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The fixture duly took place coupled with a grand banquet at the Guildhall.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Its banqueting hall became the officers' mess.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In those days the swans were farmed as food for the monks' lavish banquets.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They got tables for the banqueting hall and six four-poster beds.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The castle's full banqueting table was engulfed by tiny grandchildren and adults to his huge enjoyment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It remains a city of lavish banqueting halls, dull coffee chains and far too many theme restaurants.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A new banqueting hall was built in their honour.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Medieval banquets can be arranged.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And so the population was gradually led into the demoralising temptations of arcades, baths, and sumptuous banquets.
Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
I invited my family to Wembley and we had a big banquet that night with players, friends and family.
The Sun (2015)
Word lists with
banquet
Types of entertainment, meal
In other languages
banquet
British English: banquet NOUN
A banquet is a grand formal dinner.
Last night he attended a state banquet at the palace.
American English: banquet
Brazilian Portuguese: banquete
Chinese: 正式宴会
European Spanish: banquete
French: banquet
German: Bankett
Italian: banchetto
Japanese: 豪華な宴会
Korean: 연회
European Portuguese: banquete
Latin American Spanish: banquete
Chinese translation of 'banquet'
banquet
(ˈbæŋkwɪt)
n(c)
盛宴 (shèngyàn) (次, cì)
(noun)
Definition
an elaborate formal dinner often followed by speeches
Last night he attended a state banquet.
Synonyms
feast
Lunch was a feast of meat, vegetables, cheese, and wine.
spread (informal)
They put on a spread of sandwiches for us.
dinner
The annual dinner was held in the spring.
meal
It's rare that I have a meal with my children.
entertainment
revel
blowout (slang)
Once in a while we had a major blow-out.
repast
He proclaimed it a splendid repast.
slap-up meal (British, informal)
hakari (New Zealand)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of blowout
Definition
a large filling meal
Once in a while we had a major blow-out.
Synonyms
binge (informal),
party,
feast,
rave (British, slang),
spree,
beano (British, slang),
rave-up (British, slang),
carousal,
carouse,
hooley or hoolie (Irish, New Zealand)
in the sense of dinner
Definition
a formal social occasion at which an evening meal is served
The annual dinner was held in the spring.
Synonyms
banquet,
feast,
blowout (slang),
repast,
beanfeast (British, informal),
carousal,
hakari (New Zealand)
in the sense of meal
Definition
any of the regular occasions, such as breakfast or dinner, when food is served and eaten