Associations to the word «Banquet»

Wiktionary

BANQUET, noun. A large celebratory meal; a feast.
BANQUET, noun. (archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
BANQUET, verb. To participate in a banquet; to feast.
BANQUET, verb. (obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.
BANQUET, verb. To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.

Dictionary definition

BANQUET, noun. A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
BANQUET, noun. A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread".
BANQUET, verb. Provide a feast or banquet for.
BANQUET, verb. Partake in a feast or banquet.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats