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/dˈɪnər/ Listen

noun

dinner n.

The principal meal of the day, eaten in some countries about midday, but in others (especially in the U. S. and in large cities) at a later hour.

An entertainment; a feast. "A grand political dinner." Note: Dinner is much used, in an obvious sense, either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, dinner time, or dinner-time, dinner bell, dinner hour, etc.

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Etymology of 'Dinner'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dinner" Quotes from Famous Books

... obscuring the point of the story with too many details is not peculiar to teachers, nor is it shown only in the narrative form. I have often heard really brilliant after-dinner stories marred by this defect. One remembers the attempt made by Sancho Panza to tell a story to Don Quixote. I have always felt a keen sympathy with the latter in his impatience over ...

— The Art of the Story-Teller • Marie L. Shedlock

... of some tall trees, sheltered from the noonday sun, we lay down to rest ourselves and enjoy a most patriarchal dinner,—some dry biscuits, a few bunches of grapes, and a little weak wine, savoring more of the borachio-skin than the vine-juice, were all we boasted; yet they were not ungrateful at such a time ...

— Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) • Charles Lever

... one day, as he lit his cigar after dinner, "have you ever felt any desire to leave England and ...

— The River of Darkness - Under Africa • William Murray Graydon

... me, ain't you?" said Peterson. "I don't believe you'll get much to eat. Supper's just the pickings from dinner." ...

— Calumet 'K' • Samuel Merwin

... I'll bet, eh? Where did Bob get you? And when?" Before she could answer, he went on, "Let's see, I've got a date for this evening, but I'll put it off. And she's a peach, too. So you see what a hit you've made with me. We'll have a nice little dinner at the Hotel du ...

— Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise • David Graham Phillips

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