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[ tav-ern ] / ˈtæv ərn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tavern ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises. a public house for travelers and others; inn. Origin of tavernFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English taverne, from Old French, from Latin taberna “hut, inn, wine shop” SYNONYMS FOR tavernSEE SYNONYMS FOR tavern ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for tavern2. See hotel. OTHER WORDS FROM taverntav·ern·less, adjectiveWords nearby taverntautonym, tautosyllabic, tav, Tavel, Tavener, tavern, taverna, taverner, tavern nuts, tavern table, TAVR Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tavernShe could have auditioned to be the tavern wench or a faerie; instead, she signed on as a merchant, knitting chain-mail bikinis. Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending|Anne Berry|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the end of the fourth season premiere, Arya and The Hound stumble upon a tavern in the woods. Game of Thrones’ 8 Most Gruesome Deaths: From The Mountain’s Exploding Head Kill to Rat Torture|Marlow Stern|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST We got our first clue last week when Arya Stark and The Hound stumbled across a tavern in the woods. Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST As I arrive, I notice a string of cement flowerpots blocking the road right outside the tavern. Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia|Jeff Campagna|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I feel like I am in a John Le Carré novel and scurry into the tavern in hopes of avoiding an “international incident.” Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia|Jeff Campagna|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dodichet entered the room as jauntily as if it were a tavern, leading his intimate friend by the hand. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams|Charles Paul de Kock These gentlemen went over to the tavern near by and found the people there greatly excited and tried to reassure them. Once Upon A Time In Connecticut|Caroline Clifford Newton While this scene was going on at the tavern, Sam and Andy, in a state of high felicitation, pursued their way home. Uncle Tom's Cabin|Harriet Beecher Stowe As they went up the tavern steps and entered the door, the loungers stared at them with wide-opened eyes. Within the Capes|Howard Pyle He studied all morning; then dined at a tavern; and went afterward to Button's. Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets, Vol. I (of 2)|William Howitt
British Dictionary definitions for tavern
nouna less common word for pub US, Eastern Canadian and NZ a place licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink Word Origin for tavernC13: from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna hut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tavernbar, hotel, pub, lounge, joint, inn, lodge, saloon, watering hole, barroom, dive, suds, taproom, hostelry, taphouse, alehouse, roadhouse, speakeasy, gin mill, public house |