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repast |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Repast \Re*past"\ (r?-p?st"), n. [OF. repast, F. repas, LL repastus fr L. repascere to feed again pref. re- re- + pascere pastum to pasture, feed. See {Pasture}.] 1. The act of taking food. From dance to sweet repast they turn. --Milton. 2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment. ``Sleep . . . thy best repast.'' --Denham. Go and get me some repast. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Repast \Re*past"\, v. t. & i. To supply food to to feast; to take food. [Obs.] ``Repast them with my blood.'' --Shak. He then, also as before left arbitrary the dieting and repasting of our minds. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: repast n : the food served and eaten at one time [syn: {meal}]
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