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bellycheer

UK/ˈbɛliˌt͡ʃɪə/US/ˈbɛliˌt͡ʃɪɚ/

bellycheer noun: feasting.

Noun

bellycheer (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Feasting.
    • He's now at supper with the scholars, where there's such
      belly-cheer as Wagner in his life ne'er
      saw the like: and,
      see where they come! belike the feast is ended.1616, Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus
    • and capable onely of loaves and belly-cheer!1641, John Milton, Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […]...

Origin of bellycheer

Uncertain, either borrowed from French belle chère or derived from belly + cheer; either way, see cheer.

Questions about bellycheer

What does bellycheer mean?
Bellycheer means feasting.
What part of speech is bellycheer?
Bellycheer is a noun.
How do you pronounce bellycheer?
Bellycheer is pronounced /ˈbɛliˌt͡ʃɪə/ (UK).

Words near bellycheer in the dictionary

  1. bellyboards
  2. bellyboat
  3. bellyboats
  4. bellybutton
  5. bellybuttons
  6. bellycheer
  7. bellycrawl
  8. bellycrawled
  9. bellycrawling
  10. bellycrawls
  11. bellydance

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