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bill of fare

bill of fare noun: a written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

Noun

bill of fare (plural bills of fare)

  1. (dated) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.
    • Having premised thus much, we will now detain those who like our bill of fare no longer from their diet, and shall proceed directly to serve up the first course of our history for their entertainment.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
    • […] a starveling cat roasted rabbitwise, or a brace of sparrows deluged in parsley and butter, designated in the bill of fare as pigeons or chickens.1844, Bentley's Miscellany, volume 15, page 53
    Synonyms:
    menu

Synonyms of bill of fare

Forms of bill of fare

pluralbills of fare

Questions about bill of fare

What does bill of fare mean?
Bill of fare means a written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.
What part of speech is bill of fare?
Bill of fare is a noun.
What is the plural of bill of fare?
The plural of bill of fare is bills of fare.

Words near bill of fare in the dictionary

  1. bill of complaint
  2. bill of costs
  3. bill of credit
  4. bill of entry
  5. bill of exchange
  6. bill of fare
  7. bill of goods
  8. bill of health
  9. bill of laden
  10. bill of lading
  11. bill of material

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