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feast

UK/ˈfiːst/ US/ˈfɪi̯st/ common
noun (4) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.

something experienced with great delight

  • “a feast for the eyes”
3.

a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

  • “a banquet for the graduating seniors”
  • “the Thanksgiving feast”
  • “they put out quite a spread”
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4.

verb

1.
2.

provide a feast or banquet for

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3.

gratify

  • “feed one”
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Origin

From Middle English feeste, feste, borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of Latin festum (“holiday, festival, feast”), from Proto-Italic *fēs-tos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”); see also Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god, goddess”). More at theo-. Doublet of fete, fiesta, and fest. Displaced Old English winhate.

Phrases

  • a contented mind is a perpetual feast
  • Barmecide feast
  • bean feast
  • bull feast
  • double feast
  • Dutch feast
  • enough is as good as a feast
  • feast day
  • feast one's eyes

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