Both Uses of
buffet
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Edward)
- She said; and with the left hand both the wrists
Of Dian grasping, with her ample right
The bow and quiver from her shoulders tore;
And with them, as she turn'd away her head,
With scornful laughter buffeted her ears:
The arrows keen were scatter'd on the ground:
Weeping, the Goddess fled; as flies a dove
The hawk's pursuit, and in a hollow rock
Finds refuge, doom'd not yet to fall a prey;
So, weeping, Dian fled, and left her bow.†Chpt 2.21 *
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For Phoebus' awful self encounter'd thee,
Amid the battle-throng, of thee unseen,
For thickest darkness shrouded all his form:
He stood behind, and with extended palm
Dealt on Patroclus' neck and shoulders broad
A mighty buffet;†Chpt 2.16
Definitions:
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(1)
(buffet as in: buffeted by) hit repeatedly; or cause to bounce irregularly
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(2)
(buffet as in: all-you-can-eat buffet) a self-served meal
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(3)
(buffet as in: placed on the buffet) a type of furniture from which food or drink can be served
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Buffet can also be a last name.