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.
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From dance to sweet repast they turn. --Milton.
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2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any
refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." --Denham.
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Go and get me some repast. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Repast \Re*past"\, v. t. & i.
To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast
them with my blood." --Shak.
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He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting
and repasting of our minds. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
repast
n : the food served and eaten at one time [syn: meal]
WordNet (r) 2.0
meal
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