5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supper \Sup"per\, n. [OE. soper, super, OF super, soper, F.
souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See
{Soup}, and cf {Sup} to take supper.]
A meal taken at the close of the day the evening meal.
Note: Supper is much used in an obvious sense either
adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as
supper time or supper-time, supper bell, supper hour,
etc
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supper \Sup"per\, v. i.
To take supper; to sup. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supper \Sup"per\, v. t.
To supply with supper. [R.] ``Kester was suppering the
horses.'' --Mrs. Gaskell.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
supper
n 1: a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is
at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
2: a social gathering where a light evening meal is served;
"her suppers often included celebrities"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Supper
the principal meal of the day among the Jews. It was partaken of
in the early part of the evening (Mark 6:21; John 12:2; 1 Cor.
11:21). (See LORD'S {SUPPER}.)
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