noun
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A large celebratory meal; a feast.
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A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
verb
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To participate in a banquet; to feast.
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To have dessert after a feast.
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To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
Examples of banquet in a Sentence
She fled the banquet hall for the library.
The ceremony concluded with a grand banquet at the palace.
It was a simple funeral, with a banquet afterward.
After this Atreus, apparently reconciled to his brother, recalled him to Mycenae and invited him to a banquet to eat of his son, whom Atreus had slain.
Another tension was in the air of the banquet.
The Sala de los Abencerrajes (Hall of the Abencerrages) derives its name from a legend according to which Boabdil, the last king of Granada, having invited the chiefs of that illustrious line to a banquet, massacred them here.
The restaurant serves a special banquet dinner on weekend evenings; it includes appetizers, hot dishes, drinks and dessert.
The king gave a wedding banquet for his son.
Walk-ins are welcome, or reservations can be made to book a banquet.
Most crowded around banquet tables still laden with foods from the night.
No further expeditions of Italy were undertaken by Attila, who died suddenly in 453, in the night following a great banquet which celebrated his marriage with a damsel named Ildico.
Once the banquet room has been booked, there are a few additional details to take care of before the scheduled party.
Frat houses are probably the most common location for such parties, but it may also be possible to rent a banquet hall for your event.
Esau and all the heathen shall drink full retribution for their banquet of carnage and plunder on Yahweh's holy mountain.
He was then sixtyeight years old, and this was his first full banquet of popularity.
The Persian soldier in Herodotus, following Xerxes to foreseen ruin, confides to his fellow-guest at the banquet that the bitterest pain which man can know is 7roXXa Opo 40v-ra, unSEvOs Kpariaav, - complete, but helpless, prescience.
Dustin escorted her into the boisterous banquet room, and her spirits fell further.
While we plan a banquet for Landis, you'll be bringing the armies in from the south.
Also, you need to be treated to a sumptuous banquet at least once a week.
I wonder what surprises we might discover on the guest list in God's heavenly banquet?
The last event was a farewell banquet, hosted by the Government Information Office.
We even become the " honored guests " at the Macbeths ' violently disrupted banquet.
From an intimate soiree to a large banquet, reception or wedding, The Windwood Trio has gained a reputation for first class entertainment.
The merchant tailors put on a magnificent banquet for him.
At a banquet given in honour of the German emperor's birthday in Pretoria in January 1895, Kruger referred in glowing terms to the friendship of Germany for the Transvaal, which in the future was to be more firmly established than ever.
The steward's ancient and particular services at coronations are practically obsolete; the full ceremonies, procession from Westminster Hall and banquet in which he figured prominently, were abandoned on the accession of William IV.
The funftions of the champion were to ride into Westminster Hall at the coronation banquet, and challenge all comers to impugn the king's title (see Champion).
The Emperors were to be present at that banquet.
Sallies of wit, jests, good stories and enjoyment, were the soul of the banquet.
After the five-course banquet, Tyler's stomach was acceptably full.
Either way, you can decorate a home, banquet room, or community center with adorable decorations, and you don't have to spend a fortune.
For a more adult effect, design a game room with textured wall paper, luxurious rugs and cozy seating options such as an upholstered banquet or bench seating along the wall.
As classy event, prom night is normally held at a special location like a hotel or a large banquet hall.
When you walk onstage at your sports or academics banquet to receive your letter or letterman jacket, it is sure to be a proud moment for both you and your parents or guardians.
If you've already chosen a venue for the wedding, your banquet manager is sure to know more than a few people.
Renting a banquet room is the perfect solution when you don't have the time or energy to prepare your own home for a special occasion.
The waterside restaurant has banquet packages and is the perfect place for weddings and other celebrations.
The resort offer customers a variety of dining options, which include dine-in, take-out, catering, delivery, and a banquet room for parties.
Ninety men allowed themselves to be entrapped, and Abdallah invited them to a banquet.
He then ordered leathern covers to be thrown upon the dying men, and had the banquet served upon them.
This Orphic fast from meat was only broken by an annual sacramental banquet, originally, perhaps, of human, but later of raw bovine flesh.
Meanwhile the invader, in 1723, invited 300 of the principal Persian nobility to a banquet and massacred them.
But in a book published posthumously, Le Banquet, these powers reappear at their fullest.
In 72 he was assassinated at a banquet, Perperna, it seems, being the chief instigator of the deed.
In view of his probable accession to power, preparations were made in the city of London for a banquet and a general illumination to celebrate the event.
On the other hand, the Serbs and the Greeks, thus kept out of the banquet, were not only exasperated, but sober as well.
Your wedding planner or the reception hall's banquet manager is sure to have several recommendations.
Hosting a beach wedding can create other issues you may not have with a reception held at a hotel, convention center or banquet hall.
Some regional guides are also available online and include comprehensive venue listing virtual tours of banquet halls and other wedding facilities, and more.
Renting a few large rectangular banquet tables may be more cost effective than getting many small round tables, so double check your guest count and figure costs before securing the rentals.