cakes and ale
/ˌkeɪks n̩ ˈeɪl/
cakes and ale noun: the simple material pleasures of life.
Noun
cakes and ale pl (plural only)
- The simple material pleasures of life.
- To furnish the cakes and ale of the mind, is, we take it, the proper virtue of novels. It is for mental delight and recreation that we resort to them.1857 May, “[Notices of Books.] Ivors. By the Author of ‘Amy Herbert,’ ‘Cleve Hall,’ &c. In Two Volumes. Second Edition. New York, D. Appleton and Company. 1857.”, in Henry N[orman] Hudson, editor...
- Lively fun and merrymaking.
- Doſt thou thinke becauſe thou art vertuous, there ſhall be no more Cakes and Ale?c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
cakes and ale meaning in Bengali
cakes and ale in Bengali
- জীবনের সাধারণ পার্থিব সুখ, প্রাণবন্ত আমোদপ্রমোদ এবং উৎসব
Origin of cakes and ale
From William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night (written c. 1601–1602), Act II, scene iii: see the quotation.
Words that rhyme with cakes and ale
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- veil
- pale
- avail
- wale
- whale
- bail
- hail
- yale
- bale
- snail
- travail
- brail
- exhale
- frail
- jail
- prevail
- swale
- vail
- wail
- derail
- dwale
- entail
- flail
- Gail
- gayle
- impale
- kale
- quail
- regale
- spale
- thumbnail
- white whale
- ale
- curtail
- drail
- gale
- inhale
- retail
- shale
- tael
- unveil
- ail
- all hail
- assail
- ayel
- beyond the pale
- braille
- camail
Questions about cakes and ale
- What does cakes and ale mean?
- Cakes and ale means the simple material pleasures of life.
- What is cakes and ale in Bengali?
- Cakes and ale in Bengali is জীবনের সাধারণ পার্থিব সুখ, প্রাণবন্ত আমোদপ্রমোদ এবং উৎসব. See Cakes and ale meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is cakes and ale?
- Cakes and ale is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cakes and ale?
- Cakes and ale is pronounced /ˌkeɪks n̩ ˈeɪl/ (UK).
Words near cakes and ale in the dictionary
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