supper

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  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”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Supper \Sup"per\, v. i. To take supper; to sup. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Supper \Sup"per\, v. t. To supply with supper. [R.] "Kester was suppering the horses." --Mrs. Gaskell. [1913 Webster]
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