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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Feast  \Feast\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Feasted};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Feasting}.]  [OE.  festen,  cf  OF  fester  to  rest  from  work 
  F.  f[^e]ter  to  celebrate  a  holiday.  See  {Feast},  n.] 
  1.  To  eat  sumptuously;  to  dine  or  sup  on  rich  provisions, 
  particularly  in  large  companies,  and  on  public  festivals. 
 
  And  his  sons  went  and  feasted  in  their  houses. 
  --Job.  i.  4. 
 
  2.  To  be  highly  gratified  or  delighted. 
 
  With  my  love's  picture  then  my  eye  doth  feast. 
  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  feasting 
  n  :  eating  an  elaborate  meal  (often  accompanied  by 
  entertainment)  [syn:  {banqueting}] 




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