All 5 Uses of
repast
in
The House of Mirth
- The house, in its state of unnatural immaculateness and order, was as dreary as a tomb, and as Lily, turning from her brief repast between shrouded sideboards, wandered into the newly-uncovered glare of the drawing-room she felt as though she were buried alive in the stifling limits of Mrs. Peniston's existence.†
Chpt 1.9
- During the little repast he kept the talk on his hostess, who, fluttered at being the centre of observation, shone as rosy as the candle-shades she had manufactured for the occasion.†
Chpt 1.14
- A man who lived in lodgings missed the best part of life—he pictured the flavourless solitude of Trenor's repast, and felt a moment's compassion for the man ….†
Chpt 1.14 *
- The repast had been the most difficult moment of the day.†
Chpt 2.3
- Nevertheless she was glad that, when she descended to the heat and glare of the dining-room, the repast was nearly over.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(repast) a meal; or the food served at a meal
or:
a meal following a funeral (in some parts of the United States)